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Why should scientists have to plead with their yahoo enemies?

This is organized political violence, and organized political violence only exists where it's passively tolerated by the government. Suppose the NAACP learned that a bunch of yahoo skinheads were planning an attack on the National Museum of African Art. Do you think for a minute that the museum curators would be writing a cringing, please-don't-attack us letter about the important artistic contributions of African Americans? Naah - a bunch of yahoo skinheads would be preparing for a 15-year staycation at Pelican Bay.

Treat left-wing extremists the same way you treat right-wing extremists - problem solved. Not that the problem's going to be solved. But it's worth thinking about why.