But also, this is too little too late. Many students have already fled, and those that haven’t will never trust the government again. If you directly threaten someone’s livelihood to the point that they start making international travel plans to get away from you, simply going “oops my bad” isn’t enough to restore their trust.
It will likely have a chilling effect for this entire generation of students.
Oh abso-fucking-lutely. There’s irreparable damage done on so many fronts. But there’s also a huge spectrum of a response to that beyond: country’s busted, let’s roll over and die and let the fascists do what they want. The best time to plant a tree was 10 years ago, but the second best time is now. We can’t go back in time and prevent this damage but it’s only going to get worse the longer we stand by and wait.
But also, this is too little too late. Many students have already fled, and those that haven’t will never trust the government again. If you directly threaten someone’s livelihood to the point that they start making international travel plans to get away from you, simply going “oops my bad” isn’t enough to restore their trust.
It will likely have a chilling effect for this entire generation of students.
Oh abso-fucking-lutely. There’s irreparable damage done on so many fronts. But there’s also a huge spectrum of a response to that beyond: country’s busted, let’s roll over and die and let the fascists do what they want. The best time to plant a tree was 10 years ago, but the second best time is now. We can’t go back in time and prevent this damage but it’s only going to get worse the longer we stand by and wait.