Re: “Group walks out of graduation” (Page B1, June 17).
The no-risk political pantomime performed by a relative handful of graduating Stanford students leaves me unimpressed.
While I do admire their standing up for their beliefs, they had no skin in the game, as the saying goes. There was little to no risk of their being arrested as a result of their action, nor, I note, were any of them so upset by “the university’s inaction regarding student demands for divestment” that they refused their diplomas.
These protests continue to receive disproportionate media attention. According to recent polling, only 13% of “young voters” rate the Gaza war as their top concern, while a mere 8% have ever participated in protests on either side.
Andrew Daniels
Santa Cruz
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