Stephen Hawking: I don't feel welcome in Trump's America

[DonViejo]

Source: Newsweek




20 MAR 2017 AT 07:41 ET

Stephen Hawking, one of the world’s leading scientists, has said he no longer feels welcome in the United States under Donald Trump’s administration.

“I would like to visit again and to talk to other scientists, but I fear that I may not be welcome,” Hawking said Monday in an interview on U.K. TV show Good Morning Britain.

“Trump was elected by people who felt disenfranchised by the governing elite in a revolt against globalization,” he added. “His priority will be to satisfy his electorate, who are neither liberal nor that well informed.”

In particular, Hawking criticized Trump’s approach to environmental policy. “Climate change is one of the great dangers we face, and it’s one we can prevent. It affects America badly, so tackling it should win votes for his second term. God forbid,” he said.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/03/stephen-hawking-i-dont-feel-welcome-in-trumps-us/

[IronLionZion]

1. Brilliant, disabled, climate change

that's 3 strikes. In Trump's America, one strike will get you thrown out.

[mwooldri]

4. Also big supporter of the NHS.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/stephen-hawking-nhs-is-britains-finest-public-service-and-must-be-preserved-from-commercial-8978361.html

What's not to like about Stephen Hawking? Where's his knighthood?

[IronLionZion]

5. He got the US Presidential Medal of Freedom

from President Obama. He has tons of awards from several countries but no knighthood yet.

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. I'm pretty sure the lack of a knighthood means he's turned it down

Some people do, because they don't like formal titles. He was made a Companion of Honour in 1989, and those are considerably rarer (no more than 65 at a time) than knighthoods: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Companions_of_Honour

[world wide wally]

2. Has Trump told us how much smarter he is tha Stephen Hawking yet?

[Kimchijeon]

3. Oh I'm sure he will

[VWolf]

9. I can see the tweet ....

Hawking. Overrated scientist. Racist. Only interested in black holes. SAD

[Hortensis]

10. LOL. It's at rallies where Rump could be really offensive.

Tweets are so limiting. Sad!

But, seriously. I once naively tried to attend a Hawking appearance in Pasadena. People flew cross country to attend. The crowds outside were too big to get close enough to see the screen set up. Sad! His conservative admirers are going to be conflicted. Seems there shouldn't be trumpster scientists and mathematicians, but of course there are. As for engineers,...

[VWolf]

14. Proud liberal engineer, right here! n/t

[Hortensis]

18. I almost took the time hedge that,

lol. We knew liberal engineers when my husband worked at JPL also, but he makes, and keeps, friends with everyone. A couple of the others still share some of that noise down the rabbit hole via their email lists.

[Liberalagogo]

7. His priority will be to satisfy his electorate....

Nope, he's already busy stabbing them in the back. Along with the stabbing the rest of us in the front.

[thbobby]

8. Like Einstein

Einstein didn't feel welcome in Nazi Germany. America great again?

[elmac]

11. Living in a 99.9% fascist community

I know how he feels. Its like living behind enemy lines.

[J_William_Ryan]

12. There are US citizens

who don't feel welcome in Trump's America.

[Old Vet]

13. Honestly, How many trump supporters would even know who Stephen Hawking is ?

[yurbud]

17. He's the Christian brother of the guy who plays Trump on SNL

[LiberalLovinLug]

15. Trumps response:

His voters response to Trumps response:

[WhiteTara]

16. I don't feel welcome here either,

Stephen. This is not a welcoming place.