Scientists and Politicians
Nothing is more emblematic of the current state of affairs than the picture of a scientist and a politician on the same stage discussing the same topic.
The scientist makes progress through trial and error. He learns as much from a negative result as he does from a positive one. And he is neutral. The politician has a peculiar relationship with results: The actual results are not really factors for him. Rather he simply declares success regardless of the results and the Press praises or vilified him without any regard for the results at all. Negative results are not in any politician's world. Which is to say, learning from behavior and events is not within the politician's purview. And, while his motives are hidden, he always presents himself in the costume of concern for some unproven greater good.
Scientists and politicians are from two different worlds, one objective and one fantastic. They not only have nothing in common, they are exclusive.
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