Against this background, jarring – and potentially incendiary – comparisons, such as to the Islamic State, seem to be the only hope of exposing the scale of the damage these politicians are doing. Perhaps at the next debate among presidential candidates, participants should have to distinguish – from a moral standpoint – politicians attacking the scientific process from Islamic State militants destroying ancient artifacts.
在上述情况下，像伊斯兰国那样令人震惊——甚至可能有煽动性的——比喻似乎是揭示政客破坏力的唯一希望。或许在总统候选人的下一次辩论中，参与者应该从道德角度阐述攻击科学进程的政客和破坏古代文物的伊斯兰国之间有何区别。这样谈话才能进行下去。