""You need my protection. I'm a successful international businessman. I offer certain countries deals: pay me a modest consideration and I won't slap them with tariffs to make their economy bleed out.""
""High and mighty Harvard's still holding out, though, thinking they can win a staring contest. Let's just say their next accreditation visit is gonna be ... comprehensive.""
A successful businessman threatens universities with funding cuts and accreditation issues unless they comply with his demands. He offers a form of financial protection for cooperation while indicating reprisals for dissent, singling out institutions like Harvard and UCLA for potential scrutiny and consequences. The tone reflects a shift towards prioritizing business interests over traditional educational values, suggesting that institutions unwilling to conform could experience harsh repercussions, undermining their autonomy and the academic environment.
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