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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I knew him in our 20s. He’s incredibly socially awkward. I don’t understand why he’s managed to get this much prominence and I am completely befuddled as to why Georgetown law hired him[/quote]

I know him as well.  You should be ashamed of yourself for trying to smear him this way.

You know he is brilliant.  At least admit what you know.

And Georgetown recognizes talent.  Plus, Ilya is no racist - if you know him then you know that too.[/quote]

Our mutual friend/ acquaintance has now been cancelled.

His reputation smeared, possibly permanently.  His career destroyed.

This debacle is political oppression.  Sure, hang your argument on a tweet (since deleted and apologized for).   But we all Ilya was cancelled because of his political views and work for a Libertarian think tank.

Think about that:  libertarian.

Did you read “The Crucible” in high school?  Were you taught it was really about the 1950’s political oppression under McCarthy?

A modern witch-hunt is playing out before our eyes in this country, and it is leading us down a very dark and ugly path toward tyranny.

Cancelling Ilya is not a victory; it is a major blow to freedom, liberty, and diversity of thought (something Universities once championed).[/quote]
He has not been “cancelled”. He still has a job.

Normally when people are publicly insubordinate and embarrass their boss, they lose their jobs. The question I would ask is how this guy can manage to not get fired for some that anyone one else - including POC women in particular - would. [/quote]

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