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Re:US Government threatens Harvard with foreign student ban by anal_reactor on Friday April 18, 2025 @01:52AM (#43725386)
> The myth of widespread cancellation has been heavily marketed but when you look at the handful of people who suffered any real consequences they came down to trying to force bigotry or sexual activities on unwilling participants.

Doesn't matter. The public perception was that you could get cancelled for having an opinion, and that's enough to radicalize a lot of people. Not to mention that the general "left" did nothing to ensure people they won't get cancelled.

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Re:US Government threatens Harvard with foreign student ban by acdha on Friday April 18, 2025 @07:20AM (#43726970)
It does matter, because it changes the concern from a real phenomenon to the right-wing lying for political gain. In the latter case, you can’t win by playing their game because the rules change whenever they want, with a multi-billion dollar media machine to reinforce the message.
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Re:US Government threatens Harvard with foreign student ban by anal_reactor on Friday April 18, 2025 @08:47AM (#43727568)
> In the latter case, you can’t win by playing their game

We've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas

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Re:US Government threatens Harvard with foreign student ban by acdha on Friday April 18, 2025 @08:58AM (#43727643)
A less hasty reading suggests alternatives.
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