Censorship in Trump's America

[Radiorum]

This is how censorship works in Trump's America.

A list of about 100 words has been compiled (see the complete list at this link) – words that are flagged in papers submitted to the National Science Foundation for funding.

If any of the words appear, the research will not be funded.

Examples of offending words:

Disability

Diversity

Equality

Female (but not male)

Gender

Inclusivity

Minority

Racial/racism

Trauma

Victim

Women (but not men)

 

Edited February 13, 2025 by Radiorum

[Aristides]

The transition to a dictatorship is well underway.

[User]

36 minutes ago, Radiorum said:

If any of the words appear, the research will not be funded.

The link you provided doesn't even make that claim. What do you base this on?

[robosmith]

39 minutes ago, Radiorum said:

This is how censorship works in Trump's America.

A list of about 100 words has been compiled (see the complete list at this link) – words that are flagged in papers submitted to the National Science Foundation for funding.

If any of the words appear, the research will not be funded.

Examples of offending words:

Disability

Diversity

Equality

Female (but not male)

Gender

Inclusivity

Minority

Racial/racism

Trauma

Victim

Women (but not men)

 

Most censorship is easily bypassed via code words which can be invented faster than adding them to the list.

[User]

45 minutes ago, Radiorum said:

This is how censorship works in Trump's America.

Also, this is not censorship. No one is stopping anyone from using any language they want to... but if they want tax payer money, they better have better reasons than for any of that left wing DEI BS. 

 

[Radiorum]

11 minutes ago, User said:

The link you provided doesn't even make that claim. What do you base this on?

the first link -

 

The Trump administration is restricting research funding through keywords

[Radiorum]

4 minutes ago, User said:

Also, this is not censorship. No one is stopping anyone from using any language they want to... but if they want tax payer money, they better have better reasons than for any of that left wing DEI BS. 

Is there anything you won't accept from these autocrats?

[User]

Just now, Radiorum said:

Is there anything you won't accept from these autocrats?

I don't accept your bogus arguments here. 

I cheer on Trump for eliminating wasteful spending on this garbage. 

50 minutes ago, Radiorum said:

the first link -

That is an opinion piece behind a paywall. 

 

[Radiorum]

6 minutes ago, User said:

I don't accept your bogus arguments here. 

Lol, but you accept Trump's? At least mine are based on fact.

9 minutes ago, User said:

I cheer on Trump for eliminating wasteful spending on this garbage. 

You are a victim of perception bias

 While this does make decision-making easier, it also leads to a lot of established assumptions, beliefs, or attitudes that are known as unconscious biases.

These biases twist our perception with overly simplistic and inaccurate assumptions about who an individual is

Perception bias: How to recognize and avoid it

12 minutes ago, User said:

That is an opinion piece behind a paywall. 

it is based on fact

[User]

2 minutes ago, Radiorum said:

Lol, but you accept Trump's? At least mine are based on fact.

Which argument of Trumps? This is your thread, these are your comments here. 

3 minutes ago, Radiorum said:

You are a victim of perception bias

How so?

3 minutes ago, Radiorum said:

it is based on fact

Then lets see the source for that fact, not an opinion piece behind a paywall. 

 

[gatomontes99]

1 hour ago, Radiorum said:

the first link -

 

The Trump administration is restricting research funding through keywords

That's not censorship. That's prioritization.

Another great example of the left using the emotion of the word rather than the definition.

[Radiorum]

8 minutes ago, gatomontes99 said:

That's not censorship. That's prioritization.

Yeah, that's what they said to Galileo Galilei just before the Inquisition sentenced him.

Edited February 14, 2025 by Radiorum

[gatomontes99]

38 minutes ago, Radiorum said:

Yeah, that's what they said to Galileo Galilei just before the Inquisition sentenced him.

Lmao.  ok. Sure.

[Radiorum]

10 minutes ago, gatomontes99 said:

Lmao.  ok. Sure.

You don't see the parallel? scientists being silenced by the powers that be

[gatomontes99]

3 minutes ago, Radiorum said:

You don't see the parallel? scientists being silenced by the powers that be

They aren't being silenced.

[User]

1 hour ago, Radiorum said:

You don't see the parallel? scientists being silenced by the powers that be

Scientists are not being silenced. 

Could you try to present things accurately for a change of pace?

[Legato]

4 hours ago, Radiorum said:

the first link -

 

The Trump administration is restricting research funding through keywords

I don't think funding research into what brand of rum goes with which brand of radio is a good way to spend taxpayer money. Do you?

[ironstone]

5 hours ago, Radiorum said:

This is how censorship works in Trump's America.

A list of about 100 words has been compiled (see the complete list at this link) – words that are flagged in papers submitted to the National Science Foundation for funding.

If any of the words appear, the research will not be funded.

Examples of offending words:

Disability

Diversity

Equality

Female (but not male)

Gender

Inclusivity

Minority

Racial/racism

Trauma

Victim

Women (but not men)

 

Not that long ago, Americans were censored for daring to suggest that Covid likely originated from a lab.

[robosmith]

18 minutes ago, ironstone said:

Not that long ago, Americans were censored for daring to suggest that Covid likely originated from a lab.

Who was "censored" BY THE GOVERNMENT for that? Be SPECIFIC and PROVIDE EVIDENCE.

And who was it that had or didn't have the expertise to determine "likelihood."

I really don't see anything wrong with tamping down SPECULATION on a PUBLIC HEALTH MATTER when lives are on the line. Do you?

[CdnFox]

3 hours ago, Radiorum said:

You don't see the parallel? scientists being silenced by the powers that be

They haven't been silenced. They're just not being funded by A specific group, they are free to raise their own money from other groups and do the research and publish the results. They're saying we as a customer do not want to buy products that are like this. There is a ton of research they probably aren't interested in funding and never have been

This would be like saying you are censoring Disney plus because you don't pay for a Disney Plus Membership. It's not censorship

[Radiorum]

A lot of research will be impacted by this, and it's naive to think otherwise.

An oppressive atmosphere has been created, and it goes against what I thought the US stood for.

[WestCanMan]

21 hours ago, Radiorum said:

the first link -

 

The Trump administration is restricting research funding through keywords

1. Paywall
2. Brilliant way to quickly identify DEI drivel in a short amount of time and for no money.
3. Leftards would have assembled a commission, those unelected cronies would enact 'regulations' backed by hefty fines, and the little commies would all work from their iphones on the beach 2 hrs a week. 

 

[User]

1 hour ago, Radiorum said:

A lot of research will be impacted by this, and it's naive to think otherwise.

An oppressive atmosphere has been created, and it goes against what I thought the US stood for.

OK... and?

There is a lot of wasteful research and we don't need to waste money on leftist DEI crap. Don't care. 

You started this thread based on a lie, now you want to argue something else. 

 

[Black Dog]

21 hours ago, gatomontes99 said:

That's not censorship. That's prioritization.

Another great example of the left using the emotion of the word rather than the definition.

The government not allowing certain words to be used is the literal definition of censorship you putz.

[Radiorum]

9 minutes ago, User said:

There is a lot of wasteful research and we don't need to waste money on leftist DEI crap.

You conflate your prejudices with reality.