Mar 12, 2022 08:13 AM
(This post was last modified: Mar 12, 2022 08:16 AM by C C.)
https://www.science20.com/tommaso_dorigo...nce-255979
EXCERPTS: Like the vast majority of readers of this column, I very strongly condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing atrocities. [...] That said, I will say here what I think about this ongoing rush to find ways to hurt a country whose citizens are largely innocent of their leader's crimes...
[...] Take the hunt for Russian orchestra directors in western countries. What reason can there be for firing an artist based on his or her nationality? [...] Of course, if the director is a well-known supporter of Putin, the situation is a bit different ... But then again...
Musicians, athletes, para-olympiad atlethes - there seems to have been an escalation, a competition for the most absurd ban.
But we have reached the top with the recent suggestions, now circulating in the world of fundamental research, that scientists should stop collaborating with Russian colleagues, stop publishing papers with them, etcetera. What nonsense! Science unites countries [...] Who do we think we are hurting if we stop collaborating with our Russian colleagues, if not the whole world?
CERN has taken a resolution which suspends the creation of new collaborations with Russian institutions and scientists. [...] what is ongoing cannot be undone without serious damage to all involved parties. There are hundreds of Russian colleagues who are just as sorry as we are for the recent events in Ukraine, if not more.
[...] And what is our attitude now - do we stop working with them? What do we think we are going to achieve by cutting ties with people who, exactly like us, consider the progress of human knowledge their mission in life? (MORE - missing details)
EXCERPTS: Like the vast majority of readers of this column, I very strongly condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing atrocities. [...] That said, I will say here what I think about this ongoing rush to find ways to hurt a country whose citizens are largely innocent of their leader's crimes...
[...] Take the hunt for Russian orchestra directors in western countries. What reason can there be for firing an artist based on his or her nationality? [...] Of course, if the director is a well-known supporter of Putin, the situation is a bit different ... But then again...
Musicians, athletes, para-olympiad atlethes - there seems to have been an escalation, a competition for the most absurd ban.
But we have reached the top with the recent suggestions, now circulating in the world of fundamental research, that scientists should stop collaborating with Russian colleagues, stop publishing papers with them, etcetera. What nonsense! Science unites countries [...] Who do we think we are hurting if we stop collaborating with our Russian colleagues, if not the whole world?
CERN has taken a resolution which suspends the creation of new collaborations with Russian institutions and scientists. [...] what is ongoing cannot be undone without serious damage to all involved parties. There are hundreds of Russian colleagues who are just as sorry as we are for the recent events in Ukraine, if not more.
[...] And what is our attitude now - do we stop working with them? What do we think we are going to achieve by cutting ties with people who, exactly like us, consider the progress of human knowledge their mission in life? (MORE - missing details)