A real activist on what it’s like to deal with Dr. Anthony Fauci There are many, many things that offend me about the cretinous conspiracy theories and braindead rightwing assault on reason and decency. It’s actually a bit overwhelming. But the attack on Dr. Fauci ranks at the top of my list. I don’t worship the guy by any means and totally understand that he’s made some wrong calls during his long career. But he’s a scientist and therefore changes his mind as new information is discovered. That’s just how it works and those of us who have even a rudimentary, elementary understanding of the scientific method know that. Peter Staley writes in the NY Times: I guess he’s used to being called every name in the book. But as this tribute makes clear, he always listened to his critics and did what he could to accommodate their demands. I don’t think he’d ever be able to do that with the right wing that’s now calling for him to be locked up. And that’s because they have no idea why they are saying it except to blame him for the virus which is simply a lie. Unlike the AIDS activists who squared off with Fauci in the 1980s, they have no interest in actually saving lives. In fact, they are eager members of a cult that welcomes the deaths of their own families in great numbers if it means they can own the libs. So it won’t work out the…