I suspect most negative reactions would be some combo of: - it's off topic to talk about racial discrimination in hiring and admissions, when OP is about how a

I suspect most negative reactions would be some combo of: - it's off topic to talk about racial discrimination in hiring and admissions, when OP is about how a group is treated on campus - Terence Tao's research funding shouldn't be affected by politics, and it's irrelevant that he happens to work for UCLA - dislike the current administration's positions and methods in general - don't like this particular action, so any attempt to see good in it is bad