What America does or doesn't do has international consequences for people all over the world and hearing their opinions is vitally important to me!
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Subject: Re: Boycott by International scholars???

Saying "hissy fit" and "get over it" feels VERY UN-Twain!!!!
Shame!!

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> On Feb 1, 2017, at 12:35 PM, Gina Sully <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Dear Warren,
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> It doesn't feel like hissy fits to those of us whose identities are being
> demonized. Thank you for your compassion and support.
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> Yours,
> Gina
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> On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 8:39 AM, Warren Miller <
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>> If people outside our country want a say in how we do things, they have a=

>> simple solution: Become an American citizen. Until/unless they do that,
>> their opinions about America and/or about how we do things and/or what we=

>> do don't a damned thing to me. . .or, I'd bet, to any American who can
>> think half-way logically. I suspect that what I'm saying here will offend=

>> any number of Hard-Left colleagues in this Forum. For the record, I didn'=
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>> vote for Trump. I wouldn't be caught dead voting for Trump. But, like it o=
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>> not, he's the POTUS now, and everyone wetting their pants and throwing
>> hissy-fits just needs to grow up and get over it.
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>>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 10:57 AM, Hal Bush <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>> Folks, I thought some of you might like to see this, especially as the
>>> deadline for August's MT conference in Elmira looms.
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>>> Personally I would strongly encourage our beloved overseas scholars to
>>> submit and to come to Elmira in August.  I can tell you that for me,
>> having
>>> our wonderful overseas guests come and participate means a lot, and is
>>> always one of the highlights of the conference.  The "International" par=
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>>> of the conference title is important to us all.  PLEASE COME, and fear
>>> not:
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>>> https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/01/31/protest-
>>> trump-entry-ban-some-scholars-are-boycotting-us-based-
>>> conferences?goal=3D0_1fcbc04421-0f5839dc04-197446313&mc_cid=3D
>>> 0f5839dc04&mc_eid=3D58f0af41d7
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>>> We all can see these are strange times in America;  but PLEASE COME, and=

>>> fear not:
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>>> -hb
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