Uc Berkeley Shares 160 Names with Trump Administration in 'mccarthy Era' Move
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UC Berkeley has been accused of 'McCarthy era' tactics by sharing names with the Trump administration, sparking concerns about persecution for opinions on Israel, and the discussion highlights the complexity of the issue and its implications for free speech.
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throw310822
4 months ago
1 replyThis title is concealing information. This is not, like in the case of McCarthyism, about a purported ideological threat to the US. This is persecution of US citizens for their opinions about another country, which is a different, much more worrying situation.
thomassmith65
4 months ago
How so? No good reason comes to mind why one would be any worse than the other.
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