The article draws stark parallels between the rise of Nazi Germany and the current state of science in the U.S., warning that political actions may threaten scientific integrity. During the 1930s, Jewish scientists faced persecution, affecting the scientific community profoundly. It emphasizes that a similar environment in 2025 could jeopardize scientific leadership and consequently societal advancement. The piece highlights the importance of protecting scientific inquiry as fundamental to civic progress, perils in policy-making, and the underestimated consequences of alienating scientific voices from critical discourse.
It should be every scientist's greatest fear: that 2025, in the United States, will mirror very closely what happened in Nazi Germany in 1933. This threat to science could harm our society irrevocably.
By April 7, 1933, Germany passed a law making it illegal for those considered to be Jewish to hold civil service jobs, including professors, resulting in the loss of many prominent scientists.
The ever-increasing parallels between today's political climate and the Nazi policies of the 1930s signify a looming disaster for the integrity of science and democratic principles as a whole.
The loss of our scientific leadership will harm our entire society - and cost us more, in the end - in ways most cannot fathom.
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