Rnews·NewsbyRotatingParts ‘One-sided deal’: College presidents see Trump offer rife with perilhttps://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/11/academia-resistance-trump-funding-deal-00603781Open linkView original on lemmy.ml87Comments5Reply
llettruthout lemmy.world2Hide 2 repliesEither you defy Trump and get screwed or go along with him and get screwed.13Reply
Nyoka replysh.itjust.works1Hide 1 replyIf you defy him you maybe get screwed. If you cave you guarantee a later, more humiliating screwing.15Reply
pphutatorius lemmy.zip1Hide 1 replyIf the US had a functioning opposition, they'd be telling college presidents that they'll be held accountable for any capitulation to the fascists.2Reply
LLastYearsIrritant replysopuli.xyzYeah, that's what we want, political parties just punishing opposite groups every 4 years.1Reply
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Either you defy Trump and get screwed or go along with him and get screwed.
If you defy him you maybe get screwed. If you cave you guarantee a later, more humiliating screwing.
If you cave you lose credibility and respect as an institution.
If the US had a functioning opposition, they'd be telling college presidents that they'll be held accountable for any capitulation to the fascists.
Yeah, that's what we want, political parties just punishing opposite groups every 4 years.