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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: 0.206s | source
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Havoc ◴[02 Aug 25 09:39 UTC] No.44766080[source]▶
>on the grounds that UCLA was “failing to promote a research environment free of antisemitism and bias”

This really has very Germany 1930s vibes even if the direction of the anti is flipped.

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qcnguy ◴[02 Aug 25 10:53 UTC] No.44766512[source]▶
Flipping the direction isn't some minor detail. That "flip" was the reason for the Allies to fight the second world war! The universities implement Nazi-like policies in which they try to keep Jews out illegally, others fought against them. If you aren't sure which side are in the wrong here, you need to ask yourself if it's yours.
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1. aledue ◴[02 Aug 25 11:27 UTC] No.44766711[source]▶
Would you have said the same about universities illegally keeping out Nazis, if the Allies had supported their genocide of the Jews?