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A comment on Harvard's response to federal government letter demanding changes. Parent comment

Re:Harvard's response to federal government letter demanding... by jakeydus on Monday April 14, 2025 @05:13PM (#43686395)
That's just how government works, buddy. I disagree with my tax dollars being spent to shoot wild horses and fund Lockheed-Martin, but here we are. It's not forced speech, because you have representatives who (in a working system) you could ask to fight against tax dollars being spent on something you dislike. You have a voice, you just don't get to have the only voice.
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Re:Harvard's response to federal government letter demanding... by silexia on Monday April 14, 2025 @11:00PM (#43688605)
The majority of Americans elected Republicans specifically based on their platform of eliminating waste and corruption like these funds that go to Harvard and directly fund anti Asian discrimination. The President is simply following through on his mandate. Why do you oppose democracy?
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Re:Harvard's response to federal government letter demanding... by TheBicPen on Tuesday April 15, 2025 @12:44AM (#43689054)
Communicating to elected officials that you will not vote for them if they continue their current behaviour is not anti-democracy, it's the main feature of democracy. You are actively participating in the democratic process by doing so.
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Re:Harvard's response to federal government letter demanding... by lukas099 on Tuesday April 15, 2025 @10:58AM (#43693694)
Democracy doesn't mean that a plurality of voters in a single presidential election gets to overturn the Constitution and established law.
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