Politicization, Polarization & Power Asymmetry

The Sinister Triad Affecting Modern Medicine

To read the Disclaimer: Click here | Last Updated: 12/03/22

Politicization, Polarization & Power Asymmetry

The Sinister Triad Affecting Modern Medicine

Abstract

Thera are three major challenges facing medical community and general public today:

1. Politicization of every aspect of life, including medicine. The politicization of medicine and science has converted them into powerful political weapons. Those disturbing phenomena interfere with individual clinical care, affect public health and fan the flames of the cultural war.

2. Political Polarization has divided previously one nation into two hostile to each other opposing political blocks: Progressives vs Conservatives. Those two adversarial tribes have nothing in common and are locked into hermetic bubbles.

3. Power Asymmetry: Progressive block has the enormous advantage over conservative block in all areas of administrative and managerial influence from: Federal and State administration, through mainstream media and entertainment to Academia and …