And that is exactly what the republicans want. These people can be replaced with climate change deniers to advance their agenda, or just not replaced.

I can’t blame them though. I’m considering the same kind of move very seriously. Science has become a hopeless pursuit. At best you’re a hyped-up news soundbite (“a high school student just overturned all of physics, chemistry, and biology by accident and scientists are all jumping off a cliff!”). At worst, and most likely, you’re an out of touch elitist who doesn’t know anything about the real world. It’s nearly impossible to get funding unless you kiss the right asses, and if you have a truly original idea, unless you figure how to keep quiet and fund it yourself, you’re most likely going to get your funding denied and find a big shot getting the same idea funded and published. The system has never been great, but the glorification of ignorance and funding shortages have made it unbearable.