Harvard professor Steve Levitsky has spent decades studying democracies and how they fail. He's now raising alarm bells over what he sees as a slide toward autocracy under President Trump.
  • ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 month ago

    Their pressure seems to have helped Harvard President Alan Garber stand up to Trump

    No: what helps Harvard stand up to Trump is that Harvard is loaded. The University of Bumfuck Nowhere will immediately cave in to Trump’s authoritarian nonsense to maintain their federal funding and their tax-exempt status. Harvard can afford to do without them.

    In other words, I’m glad Harvard is resisting. But this is yet another example of rich-man-can-do.

    • deranger@sh.itjust.works
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      1 month ago

      Is the better option that rich man do nothing?

      You’re not wrong that the money helps but someone also has to do the convincing part. They both help.

      • ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org
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        1 month ago

        I agree. It’s just that resistance should be uplifting, and seeing that, once again, only the rich have the means to resist is depressing AF.