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Re:The 1936-1937 Purge of Soviet Astronomers (1991) by throwaway0a5e on Monday April 18, 2022 @08:59AM (#31070006)
> institutional pressures can be put on them to make them change their mind.

Which is a weird and arbitrary location to draw the line considering how those institutions tend to lean on other issues, or even the same issue in a slightly different context.

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Re:The 1936-1937 Purge of Soviet Astronomers (1991) by inglor_cz on Monday April 18, 2022 @09:21AM (#31070181)
I wasn't trying to draw any line anywhere. It is notoriously hard to draw any lines when it comes to disabilities.
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Re:The 1936-1937 Purge of Soviet Astronomers (1991) by throwaway0a5e on Monday April 18, 2022 @10:20AM (#31070980)
I'm saying it's a weird spot for them to draw a line.
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