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Post #3119583
2025-06-10 10:16 UTC
@martinvermeer@fediscience.org @Ruth_Mottram@fediscience.org We all do what we can with what we have. But is it really courage? What is the downside? I look at the people standing in front of militarised riot police, or under fire from tanks, drones and missiles and standing firm. They are the brave ones. I"m just an old guy talking the talk, hoping it nudges a few others to do the right thing. Not really brave.
The upside for me has been the outpouring of love and support. Not a single negative response online. Astonishing!
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@martinvermeer@fediscience.org 2025-06-10 10:19
@sellathechemist@mastodon.social @Ruth_Mottram@fediscience.org I know, right? I just have my toots here. And then I send some money every month to Ukraine, which I can do as I have a good pension. Not even worth boasting about.
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@deevybee@mastodon.social 2025-06-10 14:57
@sellathechemist@mastodon.social I had same: far more congratulatory emails for resigning from RS than I had for being elected! You may get a few weird people turning up in your emails, but for me ratio of positive to negative was around 19:1. And the negative were not impressive. I think the RS really underestimates the strength of public opinion on this issue.