President John Kennedy wrote;
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible,UNM President David Schmidly is under considerable criticism over his inability, or unwillingness, to fold the faculty into the decision making process.
make violent revolution inevitable."
During a recent awards ceremony, a faculty member, Howard Waitzkin, who was receiving UNM' highest award for teaching, took the opportunity to criticize Schmidly over his failure. He went so far as to demand Schmidly's resignation.
The teacher is being criticized for being "uncivil" by bringing his protest to the awards ceremony.
Which begs the question; where else could he, should he, have made his protest?
The answer is that there really is no other place. Schmidly and his ilk, offer no venue where they can be criticized; no place where anyone can stand up and petition them over their failures as public servants.
If anyone is responsible for the "violent" revolution at the awards ceremony, it is Schmidly himself, who offered no opportunity for a "peaceful" revolution instead.
The gentleman who is criticizing the teacher who spoke up; admits, according to the Journal, link;
"Simple honesty prevents me from denying that the sentiments expressed by (Howard) Waitzkin — regarding this president's ability to lead the university forward — appear to be shared by a large number of the faculty."... none of whom have any venue to stand up and complain either.
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