Editor,
For years, I have had to endure the ranting and raving of Dr. "Tricky Dick" Berthold. His views on the Ethnic Centers of UNM have been appalling, ridiculous and racist. I avoided taking a class with this man like the plague for the simple reason that I did not want to subject myself to listening to what he had to say.
Some people like him and that's their choice. For me, reading his letters was convincing enough that I wanted nothing to do with him.
Now he's gone and pissed off the entire state and UNM for his remarks, "anyone who can blow up the Pentagon has my vote." I admit, even for him, this is pretty extreme.
I won't say that he should be fired or reprimanded for this comment, because in reality, Berthold has tenure and can pretty much say whatever he wants.
Do I agree with what he said?
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I'm not saying that either. I'm only reminding people that we all should have been this angry years ago. Berthold has continuously attacked certain students on this campus for years. Now he's sorry for this incident. I question whether he is sorry or if he is simply trying to save himself because he even knows this time it's serious.
Berthold has the right to freedom of speech, but maybe he should the learn responsibility with that freedom. Let's dare to dream and hope that someday he will understand the error of his ways and begin to learn about the people that he is so afraid of instead of constantly targeting them.
Anyone who could teach this man a new lesson in tolerance would have my vote.
Andrea J. Serrano Garcia
UNM student
