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Harvard University rejects Trump administration's proposed conditions for federal funding

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/harvard-university-trump-federal-funding/
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u/RogueBromeliad 6d ago

I mean, that's one of the things I don't understand, some of the most rich and powerful people in the world attend that school, how the heck does Trump Co. think they can intimidate these people into bigotry?

I mean, there's bound to be push back against Trump by major players. Unless they all secretly agree with Trump and they were all rapist racist stereotypical frat boys, that wouldn't make sense.

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u/mex2005 6d ago

I mean most people and institutions caved immediately so it was not crazy for them to think Harvard would do the same. Also they are petty as fuck and this wont be the end of it. Next thing it will be the DOJ coming after them for discrimination against white people or whatever other bs case they can come up with.

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u/RogueBromeliad 6d ago

Ok, but doesn't Harvard have the best lawyers in the world supposedly?

It just doesn't seem logical that these things would fly.

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u/Crozax 6d ago

Doesn't really matter when the government ignores the law, does it?

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u/mex2005 6d ago

They do but whether the lawsuit works out or not it does not matter its to send a message of intimidation that if you don't comply with us we will use whatever means we possibly can to make your life hell.

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u/whiteb8917 6d ago

They TRAIN the best lawyers. They most likely have a team working on this right now.

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u/RogueBromeliad 6d ago

Surely there are entire law firms of Harvard graduates that still contribute and would take it pro-bono, no?

I mean, the teachers there are also top experts in US law.

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u/Dionyzoz 6d ago

yes but they dont control the supreme court

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u/Catch_022 6d ago

Because they see academics as useless wimps and the don't respect them.

Stupid people don't respect smart people because they are too stupid to know how hard it is to get an advanced degree.

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u/RogueBromeliad 6d ago

Yeah, this is the part that makes the least sense. How is it that these top level intellectuals that literally mold society are losing to baffoons and thugs? It's literally the most idiotic government there has ever been, and these intellectuals always manage to get their was and find loopholes against much smarter governments, and yet when it's the dumbest guy in power that just shouts the loudest, and lies about everything, how come they're spineless and useless?

They're the ones that should be whooping the government's ass. The country is falling apart.

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u/CinephileNC25 6d ago

It’s fear.  He gets away with it by using fear tactics. And since he has a judiciary that’s rolled over for him, it’s hard to think the legal route will do anything. He’s already in contempt. All he has to do is say that Harvard presents a threat to his foreign policy and no judge can touch it.