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Clearly I was being facetious. But yes, I agree it's dangerous talk.
It is very sinister, in that 'kicking out' implies it could be used to remove individual staff because of political affiliation or beliefs (or the perception thereof). Maybe it implies justification of witch hunts and discrimination because of, say, sexual orientation, gender or other protected characteristics* that certain conservative groups decide they find offensive and decide to brand 'woke'? Or maybe that funding may be cut if it appears academic research may reveal inconvenient truths (I know some of this has happened to a degree already with some commercial sponsorship arrangements). But if it becomes more overt and acceptable, who knows.
*I can see them going after these too. I can just hear it now: "We don't need any characteristics protected in a liberal society. We should treat everyone the same." You just fucking know it.