Over the past half-century, activists steeped in Neo-Marxist theory have learned to wear lab coats. By re-defining words, leveraging crisis, and silencing critics, they have steered whole branches of science and medicine toward political ends.
This post tells that story in plain English, offers real-world examples, and sketches a path back to honest inquiry.
Neo-Marxism 101—The Cliff-Notes Version
Marx, remixed. Classic Marxism divided humanity into economic classes—bourgeoisie vs. proletariat. Neo-Marxism keeps the “oppressor vs. oppressed” frame but swaps out money for identity: race, sex, gender, ability, even body size. If one group enjoys better outcomes than another, the system is presumed guilty until proven innocent. In this mindset, data are political ammunition, and reshaping institutions (including science) becomes a moral duty.
Why Aim at Science and Medicine?
- Public trust. In surveys, “scientists” and “doctors” still rank near firefighters for credibility. Capture those white coats and you inherit their authority.
- Regulatory power. Health agencies write rules that directly touch your body—from vaccines to the restroom you’re told to use.
- Budget size. The U.S. federal science–health complex spent roughly $260 billion in 2024 alone. Big money, big leverage.
Timeline of a Take-Over
| Era | Key Shifts |
|---|---|
| 1970s–1990s | Post-modern theorists argue that objectivity is a myth; psychiatry removes homosexuality from the DSM; eco-activism popularizes “the science is settled.” |
| 2000s | Academic journals begin issuing “equity” statements; research funding tied to broader social impacts; climate debates rehearse a settle-the-science script. |
| 2010s | “Gender-affirming care” for minors, CDC’s “pregnant people,” and ACOG’s inclusive-language mandate show vocabulary shift in real time. |
| 2020s | COVID-19 response centralizes authority; dissent on masks, school closures, or a lab leak meets censorship; WHO rewrites its gender manual to include “non-binary.” |
Language Games—Redefining Sex, Gender & Mental Health
Neo-Marxist strategy starts with words because words shape thought.
- “Sex” vs. “Gender.” Sex once meant biological male or female; now official documents list multiple genders and treat them as fluid.
- “Chest-feeding.” The CDC’s website coaches “transgender parents” on lactation, replacing breastfeeding with chest-feeding to decouple nurturing from female biology.
- Diagnostic drift. The American Psychiatric Association’s ever-thickening DSM expands what counts as a disorder, then promotes affirmation over investigation for gender distress.
The Power of Crisis—“Never Waste an Emergency”
During COVID-19, a single sentence captured the new attitude:
“Attacks on me … are attacks on science.” —Dr. Anthony Fauci, June 2021
When one official equates himself with “Science,” debate becomes heresy. Emergency declarations let agencies bypass legislatures, issue mandates, and label doubters “dangerous.”
“Settled Science”—Conversation Stopper in a Lab Coat
“Settled” once meant Newton’s laws or DNA’s structure—findings reproduced thousands of times. Now the phrase is used to close debates that are barely a decade old, from aerosol spread to puberty blockers. Labeling a topic settled flips the burden of proof: dissenters must prove innocence.
Scientific Gatekeeping—The New Censors
- Journals. Editors reject studies that threaten narrative harmony. A Lancet letter in 2020 called lab-leak ideas “conspiracy theories,” chilling inquiry for over a year.
- Funding. Researchers know which buzzwords (“equity,” “inclusion”) butter the bread that feeds their labs.
- Social media. Algorithms throttle links to “misinformation”—a label often assigned by the same agencies under critique.
Health Equity—Equal Outcomes, Not Opportunities
Health-equity frameworks demand that every demographic slice achieve identical health results, regardless of personal behavior. The World Health Organization calls equity “the absence of avoidable differences,” a goal critics say smuggles in coerced sameness.
The American Medical Association doubled down with a 3-year strategic plan to “embed racial justice and advance health equity” across all policy arcs.
Meet the Gatekeepers
| Institution | Role | Example Moves |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Anthony Fauci / NIAID (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) | Longest-serving infectious-disease czar | Coordinated COVID messaging, dismissed lab-leak early on, steered massive grant pipelines. |
| AMA (American Medical Association) | Nation’s top medical lobby | Issued Health Equity blueprint; promotes “anti-racism” CME for docs. |
| APA (American Psychological Association) | Psychology’s guild | Publishes language guides policing “whiteness” and “systemic racism.” |
| CDC (Center for Disease Control) | Disease control agency | Official guidance on “chest-feeding” and “pregnant people.” |
| WHO (World Health Organization) | Global health umpire | Updated gender manual to include identities “beyond male and female.” |
Case Study #1—COVID-19 and the Lab-Leak Taboo
- Early 2020: A Lancet statement signed by 27 scientists brands laboratory-origin theories “conspiracy.”
- Emails reveal coordination. Congressional probes show behind-the-scenes efforts to stifle alternative hypotheses.
- 2021–2025: Journalists and independent sleuths (e.g., DRASTIC) reopen the file; mainstream outlets now admit the lab-leak is plausible.
Take-away: Gatekeeping slowed, but didn’t stop, the truth hunt—at enormous social cost.
Case Study #2—Gender Medicine and the Teen Transition Surge
- Evidence vacuum. A 2024 systematic review rated the quality of puberty-blocker studies “very low.”
- International push-back. Sweden, Finland, and England now label pediatric transition experimental and restrict it.
- U.S. divergence. Major U.S. groups (AMA, AAP, Endocrine Society) still call blockers “lifesaving,” branding skepticism harmful.
- Whistleblower moment. A June 2025 HHS report—authored mainly by liberal academics—says evidence is too weak to justify hormonal or surgical interventions for minors.
Take-away: When politics outruns data, children become the experiment.
Case Study #3—The Replication Crisis in Biomedicine
A 2012 Amgen review tried to reproduce 53 “landmark” cancer studies; only 6 held up—an 11 % success rate. Broader surveys show psychology replicates at 39 % and social-science blockbusters at 62 %.
Replication is boring, earns few grants, and may upset senior authors—so it rarely gets done. But without it, settled science may be little more than wishful thinking.
Consequences for Ordinary People
- Policy whiplash. Masks on toddlers Monday, optional Wednesday.
- Insurance mandates. Premiums rise to cover “equity initiatives” such as free cross-sex hormones.
- Lost trust. Polls show confidence in CDC crashed from 69 % pre-COVID to below 50 % in 2024.
- Career choke-points. Young scientists learn that questioning dogma can kill tenure hopes.
What Can We Do?—A Citizen’s Toolkit
- Ask for the data, not the slogan. If someone says “The science is settled,” reply: Show me the replication studies.
- Diversify information streams. Follow journals across the spectrum—yes, read the New England Journal and an open-source preprint.
- Support transparency bills. Push your representatives to require public posting of all taxpayer-funded research data.
- Back independent replication. Charities like the Center for Open Science run replication projects that keep everybody honest.
- Hold medical boards accountable. Demand clear, evidence-based justifications before new “equity” protocols become mandates.
Closing Thoughts—Science Needs a Reformation
Five hundred years ago Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to a church door, sparking a reform that returned Scripture to ordinary people. Science today stands in similar need of de-corruption and democratization. It isn’t the property of bureaucrats or billionaire-funded NGOs; it’s a method—observe, hypothesize, test—that belongs to everyone.
If we want medicine that heals and science that discovers, we must keep pulling ideology out by the roots, celebrating open debate, and counting every replication study as a win for truth.
S.D.G.,
Robert Sparkman
rob@basedchristianity.org
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