Three well -known professors at Yale University have announced that they were abandoning their concern about the reduction of freedom of speech and the “slip of the US to fascism” after the president’s government took power.
Two historians, Timothy Schneider and his partner Marsi Sor and another researcher specializing in fascism, Jason Stanley, explained that they decided to relocate to his university, to, transmits it.
‘Suffocating pressure on Columbia’
Speaking to the digital edition of the German newspaper Die Zeit, Mr Stanley explained that they made this decision due to the suffocating pressure he received at Columbia University to review his regulations for demonstrations, after his massive – episodes and incidents.
‘Fascism is settled in the US’
For researcher Jason Stanley, developments after President Trump took over in January, mean that “fascism” is settled in the country.
For her part, Ms. Sor said in the digital version of Toronto Today that recent Trump government decisions, which announced cuts in university funding and began investigations because Higher Education Schools did not protect Jewish students in the leadership.
Toronto and his university “are very attractive destinations, even if we put aside America’s descent into fascism,” the University of Canadian daily edition said.
“I’m afraid there will be a civil war”
“This was said, yes, the catastrophe in America played a role in our decision,” he continued, adding: “I am afraid that there will be a civil war.”
Columbia was assigned to Trump’s suggestions
Following the announcement of the Trump government that it will cut federal funding of $ 400 million in Columbia, the Rector has announced that it is revising the rules for demonstrations, as well as the Middle Eastern Studies program.
‘Trump’s authoritarianism will escalate’
According to Mr Stanley, university chiefs are “cowardly”, while authoritarianism and government involvement in higher education will escalate.
