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Re:Harvard's response to federal government letter demanding... by thrance on Tuesday April 15, 2025 @08:13AM (#43691613)
What? Have you really read the Nature article? You're talking absolute nonsense here. No one is out to redefine mathematics, fuck!

You want real politicization of science? Check on the GOP's side. They're the one cutting funding to organization that won't bow to their ideological lines. They're the ones barring access to french scientist for having criticized the dear leader online. They're the ones appointing political commissars to overview what's fine or not to work on in labs.

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Re:Harvard's response to federal government letter demanding... by breppp on Tuesday April 15, 2025 @08:27AM (#43691761)
Politicizing the sciences is a huge issue from both sides, and Trump efforts are worrying

I currently worry more about the left though, as it is much more powerful in the academics, and actually creates political "science" today

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Re:Harvard's response to federal government letter demanding... by thrance on Tuesday April 15, 2025 @01:30PM (#43695958)
?????

Talk to any academic, ask them wether they fear more from blue haired teens or the looming fascist threat that is Trump and his cabinet. You may be surprised by the answer.

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Re:Harvard's response to federal government letter demanding... by breppp on Tuesday April 15, 2025 @02:31PM (#43696707)
you asked me though, and that is my opinion
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Re:Harvard's response to federal government letter demanding... by thrance on Wednesday April 16, 2025 @05:26AM (#43703295)
Fair enough, I am simply baffled that some people can still believe the threat to science comes from the left in the face of an overwhelming and unprecendented anti-science crusade from the right. Now I wonder what the current administration would need to do for you to change your mind. Behead scientists? They're already detaining them, so that's the next logical step.
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