{"id":520706,"date":"2022-12-04T02:37:09","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T23:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/letters-to-the-editor-dec-4-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-12-04T02:37:09","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T23:37:09","slug":"letters-to-the-editor-dec-4-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-dec-4-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"#Letters to the Editor \u2014 Dec. 4, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a231b78e338e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a231b78e338e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-dec-4-2022\/#%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_Dec_4_2022%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 Dec. 4, 2022&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_Dec_4_2022%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 Dec. 4, 2022&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/iran-protest-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p><strong>Support Iranians<br \/><\/strong>Thank you for printing \u201cIran\u2019s Women Lead,\u201d (Maryam Rajavi, PostOpinion, Nov. 28).<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration must stand with the Iranian people in a much more demonstrable way by recognizing Rajavi and her movement\u2019s efforts, calling for snapback of UN sanctions on Iran by European Union partners, facilitating internet access for activists, holding regime heads to account in all ways possible and giving forums to Rajavi to speak directly to the American people about a future of friendship in freedom and democracy for Iran.<\/p>\n<p><em>Iraj Bahmani<\/em><br \/><em>Paris<\/em><br \/><em><br \/><\/em><strong>College degree fix<br \/><\/strong>Betsy McCaughey\u2019s column recognizes that the mere ownership of a college degree doesn\u2019t automatically guarantee a high-paying job or future success (\u201cAdieu, College Scam,\u201d PostOpinion, Nov. 30).<\/p>\n<p>Of course, it depends on your major, but in our society the requirement for a four-year degree is still evident everywhere, despite its exaggerated premise that the degree makes one smarter than those without it.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately in New York, requirements for the Professional Career Opportunities exam for civil-service jobs include a four-year education. To become an officer in the United States Air Force or join the FBI or the CIA, you must have a four-year degree.<\/p>\n<p>Until those requirements change, the inference will be that job candidates without a four-year degree will be considered less capable for pursuing these careers, even if there is no direct correlation between a liberal arts education and a specific job requirement.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ray Starman<\/em><br \/><em>Albany<\/em><br \/><em><br \/><\/em><strong>Kat\u2019s fentanyl veto<br \/><\/strong>What in the world is Gov. Hochul thinking (\u201cBipartisan fent. bill gets Kat scratched,\u201d Dec. 1)?<br \/>Here is an opportunity to work in a bipartisan way to stop the killing via fentanyl, and she actually pooh-poohs it? Seriously?<\/p>\n<p>New York clearly made a big error in not hiring Rep. Lee Zeldin. The proof was there all the time.<\/p>\n<p><em>Doc Ludemann<\/em><br \/><em>Bridgeport, Conn.<\/em><br \/><em><br \/><\/em><strong>No indoctrination<br \/><\/strong>Unfortunately, I suspect the Mount Holyoke College teachings and environment described by Annabella Rockwell are not atypical of many college campuses today (\u201cWaking up from woke school,\u201d Nov. 27).<\/p>\n<p>As one who returned to a top graduate school 30 years after attending college, I can attest to the brainwashing and indoctrination that is underway.<\/p>\n<p>Victimhood and oppression are prevalent coursework <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a>s and it would not surprise me if the majority self-identify as victims or being oppressed. It is not just victimhood and oppression that abound in school but politics.<\/p>\n<p>There was a time when teachers\u2019 and professors\u2019 political views were unknown, but today, their views often surface. Of course, it is virtually impossible to find a professor that is right-leaning, making diversity of thought not a priority \u2014 or worse, shunned.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, Rockwell\u2019s experience sheds light on what is happening at universities across the United States and prompts students to think for themselves.<\/p>\n<p><em>Eileen Corr<\/em><br \/><em>Manhattan<\/em><br \/><em><br \/><\/em><strong>Reid\u2019s rant<br \/><\/strong>Joy Reid strikes again (\u201cJoy Reid carves up holiday,\u201d Nov. 25).<\/p>\n<p>Even Thanksgiving \u2014 a holiday celebrating love, family and food \u2014 can\u2019t escape her hateful rants against white people.<\/p>\n<p>Her spiteful, divisive rhetoric should not be tolerated by anyone, and her racist spewings should not be aired.<\/p>\n<p><em>Linda Shukofsky<\/em><br \/><em>Valley Stream<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Want to weigh in on today\u2019s stories? Send your thoughts (along with your full name and city of residence) to letters@nypost.com. 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The Biden administration must stand with the Iranian people in a much more demonstrable way by recognizing Rajavi and her movement\u2019s efforts, calling for snapback of UN sanctions on Iran by European Union partners,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":520707,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/iran-protest-1.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[136654,67890,75369,77219,70984,98806,94363,72133,1621,47020,71609],"class_list":["post-520706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-12-3-22","tag-college","tag-colleges-and-universities","tag-fentanyl","tag-iran","tag-kathy-hochul","tag-lee-zeldin","tag-letters-to-the-editor","tag-protests","tag-students","tag-womens-rights"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=520706"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520706\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/520707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=520706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=520706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=520706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}