Letters to the Editor — June 1, 2023



The Subject: CUNY deans who applauded after an anti-America, anti-police graduation speech.

Like many others, I learn with dismay and a heavy coronary heart the vitriol that was spoken by CUNY Legislation’s class consultant, Fatima Mousa Mohammed (“Are you able to imagine this clap?” Could 31).

These phrases had been all of the extra vile approaching the cusp of Memorial Day.

It’s straightforward to forged aspersions, however what nice society did the speaker maintain up as a shining beacon for us? What nation or tradition did she promote as higher than ours? The reply is none.

By her personal vile phrases, she proved the greatness of this nation. Her evil stands in stark distinction to the sacrifices People make to uphold the founding rules of this nation. Disgrace on her, disgrace on CUNY and disgrace on the weak-kneed politicians who enable this divisiveness to proceed.

Bruce Younger

Boynton Seashore, Fla.

Celebrating free speech doesn’t imply celebrating hatred or racist language. I ponder if the college can rescind Mohammed’s diploma and take away the dean who applauded her.

If she passes the bar and begins charging authorized charges, doesn’t it make her a capitalist? It’s incred­ible how she condemns capitalism however desires to be a training legal professional.

I’ve the identical suggestion for all sorts of individuals equivalent to her who harbor such hatred: Go to a rustic that helps your beliefs, and after dwelling overseas, inform me how a lot you wish to return.

Greg Raleigh

Washington, DC

Thanks for having the bravery to make this headline information.

Mohammed, in addition to the deans and directors at CUNY legislation faculty, ought to really feel disgrace, all being complicit in disseminating hate and vitriol at a graduation speech.

As a CUNY professor, I used to be privileged to attend an honor ceremony for our graduates. Most memorable had been the messages of inspiration and braveness by a number of of our college students, who, due to grit and dedication, had been capable of succeed.

In my speech to the scholars, I quoted Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: “Preserve feeling the must be first. However, I would like you to be first in love. I would like you to be first in ethical excellence. I would like you to be first in generosity.”

Martin Garfinkle

Staten Island

I’m a graduate of Metropolis College of New York Legislation College — class of 1988, the third class of a legislation faculty that started with a lot hope and imaginative and prescient.

However with few exceptions, the school and legislation college students had been chosen not based mostly on tutorial benefit however on their diploma of extremism.

I refused to attend my very own commencement to keep away from the clown present that 12 months. It included taking part in the “Internationale” — the theme tune of varied anarchists, communists, socialists and so-called democratic socialists.

The CUNY Legislation motto “Legislation within the service of human wants” is admirable however now not relevant — if it ever was. Could I recommend a substitute: “American legislation helps white supremacy, so let’s abolish it in favor of anarchy.” Higher but, let’s abolish CUNY legislation faculty.

Michael Brautigam

Tallinn, Estonia

Why doesn’t Mohammed go to Yemen, the nation her mother and father immigrated from, and arise towards actual oppression there?

The reply is apparent: Yemen was rated by Amnesty Worldwide as one of many worst locations to be a girl. Communicate up towards actual oppression there, and also you would possibly by no means be heard from once more.

Gamaliel Isaac

Manhattan

Mohammed’s speech comes off to me as extremely tone-deaf.

I can’t wrap my head round a future lawyer (assuming she passes the bar examination) giving a graduation speech, in New York Metropolis no much less, speaking about how she’s being oppressed when there are ladies and ladies in lots of components of the world who need to battle to achieve a primary training and even primary rights. 

My grandfather and 5 great-uncles fought in World Conflict II — fairly actually towards fascism — and whereas the US is way from an ideal nation, I’ll take it over Nazi Germany any day of the week, one year a 12 months.

R.J. Calamito

Staten Island

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