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    PlasticLove@lemmy.today to World News@quokk.au · 2 months ago

    Australian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detained

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    Australian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detained

    www.theguardian.com

    PlasticLove@lemmy.today to World News@quokk.au · 2 months ago
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    ‘When academics fear travelling or partnering with US institutions, the impacts ripple through the entire global knowledge ecosystem,’ one says
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      Imagine getting to a point where people need burner phones to enter the US.

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        I’m trans. If there is a scientific conference in the states, you can be damn sure I’ll be sitting that one out

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            Kindly fuck off. Your bigotry is not welcome here.

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            Fuck off and die, Nazi shit bag.

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        Wasn’t that already the case since 9/11 and the Patriot Act?

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        Or not even going to usa

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          I was thinking some people are being forced to go by work. Can’t imagine going willingly.

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              Unfortunately, a lot of people are in the position where it’s maybe a 0.1% of losing their life if they go, and an 80% chance of losing their job if they don’t. That makes the calculation a lot more difficult, and causes all kinds of stress.

              Of course, any job that would force you to go when you don’t feel fully safe is a shitty job. But, a lot of people don’t feel like they have the option to leave a shitty job.

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