From my home country, the US looked like the pinnacle of scientific research and technological innovation, the place to be for any scientist, the place where science was revered, abundantly funded, and rightfully seen as the number one tool for progress and advancement. It made sense that America would be the world leader - after all, this was the country with a vision for the future and an open-mindedness that allowed scientific research to thrive.
Then, I came over and was...
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