When the Americans that see what’s wrong leave, those of us who are resigned to fight will face greater challenges. We are abandoned by these people, regardless of their intentions.
The world needs helpers, not cowards. But I get it… We have only one life to live. I don’t resent them, but we feel it, when they go…
I think about Renee and Alex sometimes. I realize they are the best of us. They fought. They stayed. They wanted a better world, and they fought for it.
I don’t have a point here, everyone… I just think we should raise a glass people like this tonight.
I won’t raise a glass to those that abandon their privilege, though. You have your reward. Good for you, surely… But the rest of us must push on.
I cannot say there will be pogroms against intellectuals, although some radical movements certainly have had theirs when we look at history. I also cannot say how many of the scientists leaving are also in at-risk groups from a Nat-C government.
I definitely understand people that just want to live their lives just picking up and moving to where they can do that. The people in this article concern those that worked toward something in science, it’s not like they are professional activists or poli sci majors.
It’s the crazy redcaps that decided to politicize everything to such an extent as to threaten reality-based livelihoods. And so if these people now have a choice of: being completely impoverished thanks to the childish “maga” (baby word) thing and maybe even targeted for violence or imprisonment, or move to a place that actually welcomes the reality-based community? It seems like a fairly obvious choice.
When the Americans that see what’s wrong leave, those of us who are resigned to fight will face greater challenges. We are abandoned by these people, regardless of their intentions.
The world needs helpers, not cowards. But I get it… We have only one life to live. I don’t resent them, but we feel it, when they go…
I think about Renee and Alex sometimes. I realize they are the best of us. They fought. They stayed. They wanted a better world, and they fought for it.
I don’t have a point here, everyone… I just think we should raise a glass people like this tonight.
I won’t raise a glass to those that abandon their privilege, though. You have your reward. Good for you, surely… But the rest of us must push on.
Cheers, everyone.
I cannot say there will be pogroms against intellectuals, although some radical movements certainly have had theirs when we look at history. I also cannot say how many of the scientists leaving are also in at-risk groups from a Nat-C government.
I definitely understand people that just want to live their lives just picking up and moving to where they can do that. The people in this article concern those that worked toward something in science, it’s not like they are professional activists or poli sci majors.
It’s the crazy redcaps that decided to politicize everything to such an extent as to threaten reality-based livelihoods. And so if these people now have a choice of: being completely impoverished thanks to the childish “maga” (baby word) thing and maybe even targeted for violence or imprisonment, or move to a place that actually welcomes the reality-based community? It seems like a fairly obvious choice.