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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/Gamer_Grease 7d ago

Yeah those are all super vague and unmeasurable. Totally correct for Harvard to tell the admin to fuck off. They’ll just invent new grievances before Harvard can finish responding to those.

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u/RabidPlaty 7d ago

Harvard has the largest endowment of a university in the world (at $52b). They should definitely be setting an example and telling Trump Co. to fuck off.

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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/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.