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                            %SCIENTISTS IN POLITICS 731204

     Participation by farmers and labor leaders in  grass-
roots politics has occurred quite often,  Participation by
scientists  in grass-roots politics seems to  be  somewhat
less  common.   One reason it is less common is that  many
scientists seem to feel that their relationships with  the
political  sphere  of life should be handled at the  upper
levels of government,  perhaps primarily through a science
advisor to the president,

     To  try to explain to a precinct caucus  participants
reasons  for  them  supporting additional funds  for  pure
research  might  seem  an exercise  in  futurity  to  some
scientists.   Yet  both  the  scientist  and  the  typical
citizens  might learn from the experience.   In efforts of
practicing  scientists  to  explain  science  to   typical
citizens  the scientists might gain insights into the real
problems of real persons.

     In the glory of the accomplishments  (?)   of science
and  technology associated with recent  wars,   scientists
have  sometimes  acquired  a sense of automatic  right  to
public  funds in support of doing their thing.   The value
of pure research is in the eyes of some  beyond  question,
and  it is difficult to differentiate between diversionary
research and helpful research. Participation of scientists
in  the  political process on an equal footing with  other
citizens might facilitate this differentiation.

     Through  political  participation  scientists   would
encounter   the   contra  st  between  their   states   of
consciousness  and  those that typify  most      citizens,
Through  such  encounters  scientists might  gain  a  more
realistic   under-standing   of  the  needs  for   science
education  within  the society.   They would perceive  the
nature  of  the needs in the lights of the  real  problems
which  citizens  have in participating  in  decisions  and
actions  relating  to the uses of science and  technology.
The dominant focus might then shift to meeting real  needs
rat7her  than to trying to train people in the  subtleties
of theoretical scientific structures,

     If  scientists are willing to be patient,   they  and
society   can   profit  greatly  through   more   frequent
participation  of  scientists  in our society's  political
processes.
                         (c) 1999 by Paul A. Smith in
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