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- Dear Colleagues,
- Due to my outrage concerning the disgusting attack of the (mostly)
- US astronomical community against Geoff Marcy, and the apparent
- lack of any counter movement against this madness, I would like to
- draw your attention to the danger of remaining silent in this
- situation.
- What we can gather from the newspapers and web sites discussing the
- issue, it is clear that the reaction of the community was unproportional,
- vicious, hypocritical and hysterical. The unleashed hate, clearly
- blowing out of proportion the weight of his behavior and leaving wide
- open space to any further accusation against anybody showing some level
- of casual interaction and furthermore, endanger normal and friendly
- contacts in the community and in the society, as a whole. I hope you
- recognize the great danger of accepting the total destruction of someone's
- undeniable contribution to science because of the hypocritical attitude
- the community seems to accept these days.
- Considering the pace of events, I think that the clock is ticking very
- quickly. If the mature and free-thinking part of the community does not
- act right now, I am sure that the game ends very quickly, and those who
- initiated this dirty, unethical and disgraceful attack, will win. Today
- Geoff, tomorrow you or me.
- Sincerely,
- Geza Kovacs, DSc
- Konkoly Observatory
- p.s.: You are free to circulate this letter to anybody you think might
- be willing to act. This letter has been sent also to other
- researchers.
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