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Language? What about principles of freedom, democracy, and science? I would think that those things would be why US scientists choose Canada and Europe first. I
by tensor 2y ago
Language? What about principles of freedom, democracy, and science? I would think that those things would be why US scientists choose Canada and Europe first. I doubt language is really high on the list.
- LPisGood 2y agoLanguage and ease of immigration are going to be very important to the decision of where to move. Naturally, those things you mentioned are important, but so is language.
- redserk 2y agoWhat freedoms would they lose?
- ty6853 2y agoRight to bear arms (only Yemen and Idlib is stronger here) and some of the loosest regulations on non commercial speech.
- throwaway2037 2y agoRight to bear arms? How about Finland or Switzerland? It is pretty easy to own guns in both places.
- ty6853 2y agoWhere I live now you can 3d print an unregistered and unserialized pistol then stuff it under your shirt (loaded) and walk into the unsecured part of a public airport without breaking the law, all with zero paperwork or licenses or checks. Can I do that in Switzerland?
- pezezin 2y agoAnd why is that a good thing?
- ty6853 2y agoWell for one, Europe has a history of gassing disarmed people and those on registries, for two locking your gun up to pick someone up from the airport just presents an unnecessary opportunity for it to be stolen. Why is it a good thing to put someone into a tiny cage for victimless possession crimes? Why must I convince you why whatever I do is good to preserve my rights? Fuck all that.
- redserk 2y agoEurope is a pretty big place with a lot of disparate governments. Abstracting it to merely "Europe" is ignoring how the world operates. Many European governments have been actively expanding and enshrining rights of individuals. Secondly, none of your points are pertinent to the day-to-day of anyone in academic research/science. Perhaps only to the irrationally paranoid.
- ty6853 2y agoIt was relevant to Einstein.
- pezezin 2y agoLook, I am from Spain, currently living in Japan, two very safe countries with some of the lowest rates of crimes in the world. I have met plenty of Americans living in both places, and do you know what they told me? 1) They love having a functional healthcare system that won't bankrupt them, and 2) they also love being able to walk around, specially at night, without the fear of being shot by a random asshole. So it turns out that with safety comes real freedom, the freedom to go on with your life without fear. Their words, not mine. So please, tell me again why having guns is a good idea.
- ty6853 2y ago