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A comment on Swiss Ph.D student’s dismissal spotlights China’s influence. Parent comment

Re:Swiss Ph.D student’s dismissal spotlights China’s influence by krageon on Saturday August 07, 2021 @11:20AM (#28099218)
> it's not like the CCP is going to go after her

This is not a reasonable assumption and once it's throw out it becomes clear this boy was endangering others as well as himself by doing something ill-advised and unplanned.

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Re:Swiss Ph.D student’s dismissal spotlights China’s influence by CinzanoBianco on Saturday August 07, 2021 @04:05PM (#28101387)
“The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.”

― Albert Einstein

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Re:Swiss Ph.D student’s dismissal spotlights China’s influence by krageon on Monday August 09, 2021 @02:48AM (#28113404)
It sounds very wise, except the person under discussion also did not do anything. He simply spoke poorly and got crushed. That isn't action of any kind, except as a type of suicide.
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