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Correct me if I'm wrong, but given that we as an American institution have some witch hunts in our past, we ought to be able to carry those lessons forward and
by themodelplumber 6y ago
Correct me if I'm wrong, but given that we as an American institution have some witch hunts in our past, we ought to be able to carry those lessons forward and integrate them into a framework which minimizes chances of becoming a witch hunt.
Additionally, given the parameters listed in the article: The sanctions approach won't touch Chinese students or workers who are in the US on visas. Even the moves against Confucius Institutes don't touch individual students. It seems like a good start if the idea is to avoid individual false-positives and also blunt the Magic Weapons philosophy.
- currymj 6y agoThe policies proposed in this editorial seem pretty tame, but they aren’t all the policies being put forward on this issue. A recent executive order does target individual students who come from universities with military ties, even though many of these schools have mostly civilian students. The recent prosecutions of scientists who failed to disclose Chinese funding on grant applications did uncover some real malfeasance but could easily turn into a witch hunt as well.
- xellisx 6y agoHave you not learned that we haven't learned anything?