Robert Kraft on Columbia Protests: ‘It’s Very Sad to Me to See the Faculty … Trying to Teach Young People What to Think, Rather than How to Think’

KERNEN Welcome Bob it ░░░░░░░░ good to see you ░░░░░░░░ always This is the ░░░░░░░░ KRAFT Good to be ░░░░░░░░ KERNEN actually the cover ░░░░░░░░ The New York Post ░░░░░░░░ everybody who s on ░░░░░░░░ cover you know if ░░░░░░░░ get on the cover ░░░░░░░░ New York Post it ░░░░░░░░ kind of questionable whether ░░░░░░░░ in this case it ░░░░░░░░ a positive thing for ░░░░░░░░ Bob You wrote an ░░░░░░░░ ed What are what ░░░░░░░░ the the key points ░░░░░░░░ what you put forth ░░░░░░░░ that op ed KRAFT ░░░░░░░░ I just you know ░░░░░░░░ m thinking of Colombia ░░░░░░░░ I went and they ░░░░░░░░ a core curriculum that ░░░░░░░░ helped train me As ░░░░░░░░ young kid coming from ░░░░░░░░ England you know I ░░░░░░░░ t ready for the ░░░░░░░░ from Boston And I ░░░░░░░░ that Alexander and John ░░░░░░░░ would be flipping in ░░░░░░░░ graves if they saw ░░░░░░░░ s going on at ░░░░░░░░ now which was such ░░░░░░░░ open forum When I ░░░░░░░░ there you know it ░░░░░░░░ during the Vietnam War ░░░░░░░░ free speech prevailed and ░░░░░░░░ express their opinion And ░░░░░░░░ didn t cover their ░░░░░░░░ And there was accountability ░░░░░░░░ there there wasn t ░░░░░░░░ anger and hate that ░░░░░░░░ now on campuses And ░░░░░░░░ s very sad to ░░░░░░░░ to see the faculty ░░░░░░░░ strong positions and doing ░░░░░░░░ and sort of trying ░░░░░░░░ teach young people what ░░░░░░░░ think rather than how ░░░░░░░░ think and have the ░░░░░░░░ And you know you ░░░░░░░░ about the greatness of ░░░░░░░░ country is that people ░░░░░░░░ from all backgrounds and ░░░░░░░░ came here and you ░░░░░░░░ your ancestors felt comfortable ░░░░░░░░ they felt they belonged ░░░░░░░░ they had a chance ░░░░░░░░ now it s shocking ░░░░░░░░ me that young Jewish ░░░░░░░░ at Columbia in New ░░░░░░░░ City are scared They ░░░░░░░░ going home There s ░░░░░░░░ young student from the ░░░░░░░░ area who came back ░░░░░░░░ weeks ago and told ░░░░░░░░ dad that they wanted ░░░░░░░░ transfer out of Columbia ░░░░░░░░ they didn t feel ░░░░░░░░ on the campus And ░░░░░░░░ m going this is ░░░░░░░░ in the United States ░░░░░░░░ America Am I hearing ░░░░░░░░ right?”