Pissed off as I was about the unprofessionalism of Naucler at el, I was happy to see that they received quite a bit of push-back in the Swedish media. One of the best texts written at the time is probably this one by Victor Malm: https://www.expressen.se/kultur/victor-malm/coronahaveristerna-ar-en-skam-for-sverige/. I'm not sure if it's from him that I picked up the term "haverist" and I also don't know if I read the article when it was first published; I can't find any references to it in my tweets at the time, but I would have wholeheartedly agreed with it (and I still do). It's mind-boggling that some of these distinguished scientists are still at it to this very day, see for example this fine gentleman and professor:
No matter how you look at it, this is the comment of a troll, in reply to a post by a troll. If I were still a teacher, I don't think I would have been on Twitter, or at least that I wouldn't have tweeted in my own name. These people are public figures and when you're an academic, the truth and facts are literally your job. By behaving like this they undermine science (never mind their own reputation). Perhaps it comes across as puritanical, but that's how I felt and still feel. It might come across as pretentious, but I really feel that education and science is sacred. I'm not religious, at all, so science is the only thing I really "believe" in. I hate it when politicians play fast and loose with the truth, even if I'm generally inclined to agree with the politics of the party they represent. However, I still understand it's part of the political game. As a scientist, you're supposed to stand above that:
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