Scientists, and their moral duty to resist trumpism

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There is a current mindset under which everyone who does not spend every possible hour of the day and night expressing their hate/fear of Trump, and working on ways to resist “trumpism” is objectively a Trump supporter.

I’ve never advocated for Trump, I think most of his ideas are wrong at best and destructive at worst, but I refuse to participate in that mindset. Lots of the Trump resisters have bad ideas too. And I have lots of other interesting things to do every day that don’t involve political action.

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I can’t believe I’m saying this, but listen to your econ teacher! Investing in gold or silver ties the value of your investment to the capriciousness of conspiracy theorists.

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Lol I guess

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And you voted for someone to directly privatize public expenditures.

Congratulations on your complete failure, you may want to eventually stop bruising your back patting so hard on bad decisions.

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Start here:

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Instead of “The Resistance” we need “The Impedance.” We need something complex.

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But it would end up being mostly a phase.

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[Edit: deleted some ranting hurting my argument. Sorry about that, if you read it already.]

Their only practical suggestion seems to be for tenured professors to go on a (teaching) strike.

I dare say this is not a line of action which changes much. A tool from the organised (manual) workforce, the struggle of proletarians, is IMO not fit to hit back against populist forces discrediting “experts” or an “intelligentsia”.

I suggest we should start teaching instead of going on strike.

Leave your comfort zone, engage with your students and talk about the open attack on knowledge, sciences, and culture.

Strike. I don’t even.

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… If you continue to refuse to tax your wealthiest.

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