Because some people have a long memory and remember how the reults of genuine scientific inquiry were put into use by some, once upon a time?
Research findings will always be exploited by the cynical to cherry pick statistics that are then used to steer the feeble minded. Take the current hysteria over Man's alleged responsibility for climate change as an example.
It is up to the more responsible and civic minded individuals to ensure that that doesn't happen. To suppress discourse and scientific studies based on politics alone disgusts me.
Religious zeal and fervour have been replaced by ideological zeal and fervour as the enemies of free inquiry these days, from what I can see.
