People are paying with their life not only for freedom of speech but for freedom of academia
"“Writing about Polish-Jewish relations is a risky activity. Especially for a Pole who believes that these relations should be presented based on the truth. It is then easy - paradoxically - to face accusations of extreme nationalism, xenophobia and "on-call" anti-Semitism. The consequences are usually sad: a social boycott (everyone has the friends they deserve), a racial and publishing "gag", and ultimately a professional death. - Not only professional, but actual death befell the historian from Opole."
People are paying with their life not only for freedom of speech but for freedom of academia
"“Writing about Polish-Jewish relations is a risky activity. Especially for a Pole who believes that these relations should be presented based on the truth. It is then easy - paradoxically - to face accusations of extreme nationalism, xenophobia and "on-call" anti-Semitism. The consequences are usually sad: a social boycott (everyone has the friends they deserve), a racial and publishing "gag", and ultimately a professional death. - Not only professional, but actual death befell the historian from Opole."
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