"Scientists are among those severely affected by the executive order that blocked entry to the United States for citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries. As the personal, professional and legal implications of the policy have emerged, the Trump administration has supposedly softened its stance, and, for example, said that US green-card holders will be exempt. Whether by accident or design, the instinctive response to this apparent concession — the mental sigh of relief — draws heavily on the contrast effect. The situation is bad, but not as bad as it could have been. The stick is less severe than the gun."
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FB: the Nature Editorial Board reminds us to speak out and act "The tactic, if indeed it is deliberate, of taking an extreme initial position and then retreating behind a bridgehead, should not mask the likely impact of the commuted action. Normalization is not an option. Equally, it is crucial that there is no decrease in the appetite for dissent and protest over unacceptable and ill-informed decisions that are based on ideology rather than evidence — on vaccine safety and climate change, for example."
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