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Terence Tao on the suspension of UCLA grants

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280 points dargscisyhp | 1 comments | 02 Aug 25 06:28 UTC | HN request time: 0.218s | source
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francasso ◴[02 Aug 25 09:09 UTC] No.44765919[source]▶
Maybe it's time to move to Europe or China
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numbers_guy ◴[02 Aug 25 09:18 UTC] No.44765967[source]▶
There is nowhere to run and hide. Europe is worse than the US on this front. China also demands party loyalty. In a sense this is just the human condition. The ruling faction demands loyalty. Only a very advanced human civilization could move past that and allow criticism of the ruling class. Maybe the US had achieved that for a brief movement in the past or maybe it was just an illusion.

EDIT: For people wondering why I think it's worse in Europe, it's because in Europe the ruling class and the universities are on the same side. And when I say Europe, I mean UK, France and Germany.

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delusional ◴[02 Aug 25 09:32 UTC] No.44766041[source]▶
What are you on about? I live in Europe. We don't terminate all contact to random universities because they said something the führer didn't like.

If you truly believe that the whole world is "just as bad" as this, then you are unimaginably far to the right.

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1. amelius ◴[02 Aug 25 09:43 UTC] No.44766105[source]▶
I agree with you, but that choice of word doesn't make much sense here.