A Yale professor who studies fascism is leaving the US to work at a Canadian university because of the current US political climate, which he worries is putting the US at risk of becoming a “fascist dictatorship”.
These changes include crackdowns on protests, increased security power and “internal reviews” of some academic programs, like the Middle Eastern studies department.
Stanley added: “You’ve got to just band together and say an attack on one university is an attack on all universities.
And maybe you lose that fight, but you’re certainly going to lose this one if you give up before you fight.
“I just became very worried because I didn’t see a strong enough reaction in other universities to side with Columbia.
Social media posts spread on Wednesday, noting the alarm sounded by a scholar of fascism leaving the country over its political climate.
“I see it as joining Canada, which is a target of Trump, just like Yale is a target of Trump.”. »