What happens when a person who believes in pseudoscience gets power? Should scientists speak up against the establishment? or should they accept the status quo?
Science in a democracy should be heard to. Since ancient times, scientists have been dissenters. They spoke up when people stood against the heliocentric theory, evolutionary biology and many other fields. Today scientists have the duty to speak up when issues such as the climate crisis is overseen. When democracies fall to pseudoscience, they turn to autocracies.