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| 1 | Dear Colleagues, | |
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| 3 | Due to my outrage concerning the disgusting attack of the (mostly) | |
| 4 | US astronomical community against Geoff Marcy, and the apparent | |
| 5 | lack of any counter movement against this madness, I would like to | |
| 6 | draw your attention to the danger of remaining silent in this | |
| 7 | situation. | |
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| 9 | What we can gather from the newspapers and web sites discussing the | |
| 10 | issue, it is clear that the reaction of the community was unproportional, | |
| 11 | vicious, hypocritical and hysterical. The unleashed hate, clearly | |
| 12 | blowing out of proportion the weight of his behavior and leaving wide | |
| 13 | open space to any further accusation against anybody showing some level | |
| 14 | of casual interaction and furthermore, endanger normal and friendly | |
| 15 | contacts in the community and in the society, as a whole. I hope you | |
| 16 | recognize the great danger of accepting the total destruction of someone's | |
| 17 | undeniable contribution to science because of the hypocritical attitude | |
| 18 | the community seems to accept these days. | |
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| 20 | Considering the pace of events, I think that the clock is ticking very | |
| 21 | quickly. If the mature and free-thinking part of the community does not | |
| 22 | act right now, I am sure that the game ends very quickly, and those who | |
| 23 | initiated this dirty, unethical and disgraceful attack, will win. Today | |
| 24 | Geoff, tomorrow you or me. | |
| 25 | ||
| 26 | Sincerely, | |
| 27 | ||
| 28 | Geza Kovacs, DSc | |
| 29 | Konkoly Observatory | |
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| 31 | p.s.: You are free to circulate this letter to anybody you think might | |
| 32 | be willing to act. This letter has been sent also to other | |
| 33 | researchers. |
