Sorry Chief, but remedial high school anything won't help. That's why we are in this pickle in the first place. Your statement about scientists being apolitical asserts a near impossibility. The fact that this march is taking place is the evidence. You probably mean "non-partisan", and it is well established that a majority of those working in science favor the policies of one political party. Nearly everyone scorns politics, so scientists are not special in this regard. You would be correct to state that their conclusions do not (or should not) reflect their political views, unless you were talking about social scientists who most certainly have partisan affiliations and do, in fact, create "facts" on demand. They work for think tanks.

The problem with Lela's comment is that she is thinking only of the science about which we hear regularly and tells us things like, "Your dog understands the meaning of the words you use" (no, it does not). We are bombarded by this stuff every day.