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Yale professor who studies fascism fleeing US to work in Canada (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 51 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This is a very bad sign.. this guy is a US citizen, right? If even he feels the need to flee, from the seclusion of the ivory tower ...

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  • [–] 45 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    It's crystal clear they'll soon start widespread criminalization of everything they deem liberal (woke, dei, lgbtq, etc).

    If you're an educated professional in America ((STEM)), you should be making moves to get the fuck out and brain drain the fascist dictatorship, because they will come for you sooner than later; especially when the economy collapses and they realize their best and brightest are fleeing to former allies en mass.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Don't forget wearing glasses.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    I see I'm not the only one who's mind has drifted toward Pol Pot. I truly hope the anti-intellectualism in the US doesn't reach that degree, but honestly, I don't know how surprised I would be at this point.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Thankfully if it comes to that there are easy work around. Men could switch to prescription sunglasses and act cool, women can tie their hair tight and play the librarian kink angle. Maga will never see thru the ruse. (C'est pas parce qu'on rit que c'est drôle)

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    educated professional in America ((STEM))

    I get what you're saying, but there's no need to exclude the humanities from this. In fact, between this Yale prof and the way Columbia gave in to the administration's demands, it looks like STEM profs haven't yet been targeted in the same way.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    They don’t even need to criminalize your conduct to indefinitely detain / deport you, and you might be deported to a country with even less due process / human rights protections.

    It’s an important distinction, because it means they don’t have to criminalize things that their allies also do in order to catch their intended targets.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Once they've found they can ignore the courts to just kidnap and disappear anyone they don't like from immigrant populations, what's to stop them moving on to US citizens? Fascists aren't known for their restraint.

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  • [–] 24 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I'm in the same exact boat. US citizen, making my way out because it's way too dangerous. I can read the writing on the wall.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Wow, I can't believe how common this is becoming. There was an article about this recently, https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/03/gold-card-residence-abroad/682103/ (archive https://archive.is/q3iCF )

    Out of curiosity (and on the off-chance that it helps out a fellow USian) how are you getting out? What's the path you've picked, if you've gotten that far, or what options are you considering?

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