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Terence Tao on the suspension of UCLA grants

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280 points dargscisyhp | 2 comments | 02 Aug 25 06:28 UTC | HN request time: 0.421s | source
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mehulashah ◴[02 Aug 25 09:19 UTC] No.44765977[source]▶
This is a tragedy. Our pre-eminence as a scientific and industrial powerhouse that really began post WWII is now disintegrating because of the actions of a few. The funding being pulled from Terence Tao and his institute without due process is not the start, it's merely one casualty among many that began at the start of this administration. This is like cutting one's nose to spite one's face.
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whoknowsidont ◴[02 Aug 25 18:27 UTC] No.44770046[source]▶
>because of the actions of a few.

What do you mean? Over half the country voted for this.

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1. pragmatic ◴[02 Aug 25 18:43 UTC] No.44770197[source]▶
Not half the country, not even a majority of voters.

However your punt stands.

I think a lot of those voted for the racism not the economic collapse.

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2. whoknowsidont ◴[02 Aug 25 20:35 UTC] No.44771198[source]▶
>Not half the country, not even a majority of voters.

Not voting was a vote for fascism. It's not up for debate at this point.

>I think a lot of those voted for the racism not the economic collapse.

Um, having grown up in the south I can assure you a lot of these people are full of spite and love to see other people hurt.

They definitely voted for the economic collapse, they're just too stupid to see that it will affect them too.