NYU commencement speaker’s tweets are evil, says ISIS “hurt no one”

9
454

In case you don’t know the background, a Ph.D. graduate student, Steven William Thrasher gave an abominable commencement speech backing the boycott of Israel goods (BDS), calling Trump a fascist,  and claiming Israel is an “apartheid state.”

The audience cheered, and to make it worse, he was hired at Northwestern. That’s not all, he tweeted some very vile comments, including ISIS “hurt no one.”

THE SPEECH

“I am so proud, so proud of NYU’s chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voices for Peace … and of the NYU student government and of my colleagues in the department of social and cultural analysis for supporting the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against the apartheid state government in Israel,” Thrasher said.

Thrasher also noted during his speech that many of the people in the room participated in the Occupy Wall Street movement, Black Lives Matters protests and marched against the “fascist in the White House.”

Older tweets of Thrashers were found to be anti-Semitic. These tweets included a comparison of Israel’s government to the Nazi Party. The nasty lunatic even said ISIS never hurt anyone. See the tweets below.

Thrasher is the Nazi.

NORTHWESTERN WASN’T TERRIBLY UPSET

Northwestern president Morton Schapiro and provost Jonathan Holloway also released a statement condemning Thrasher’s expression of support for BDS during the speech and saying a graduation ceremony was not the appropriate setting to share political views. However, the statement said Northwestern supported Thrasher’s right to hold the opinion.

“Many were understandably offended by some of the comments made by Dr. Thrasher during his commencement speech at New York University earlier this week,” the statement read. “We do not share all of his views, nor do we feel commencement was the appropriate venue to express them. However, academic freedom assures his right to hold them.”

Free speech is vitally important, but this Nazi plans to teach youth. This man is evil and hateful.

NORTHWESTERN IS A-OK WITH THIS NAZI

ISIS never hurt anyone, he says!


PowerInbox
0 0 votes
Article Rating
Subscribe
Notify of
guest

9 Comments
Newest
Oldest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
guidvce4
Guest
guidvce4
4 years ago

Northwestern, eh? No surprise. Not any more. Seems to be an epidemic of ignorance or stupidity, or both, at most institutions of higher indoctrination these days. This clown is just another example of how worthless most degrees have become.
The cleansing of the universities and colleges in this country is going to be a long and messy process. Start with removing all taxpayer funds from supporting this kind of nonsense. Let them try to exist as privately funded entities.
My suggestion for this “doctor” is that he make a field trip, or go on sabbatical, to the mideast to research his blathering. Live there for a while and enjoy the hospitality of the group whom he supports. MIght sing a different tune after a few years of exposure to the horror which is ISIS. Or lose his head.

Participation Buttplug
Guest
Participation Buttplug
4 years ago

The USA will get its ass stomped in WWIII. Our external enemies are laughing their asses off and licking their chops just waiting for the right time.

guidvce4
Guest
guidvce4
4 years ago

Eh, let’s see now. There are an estimated 320 million folks in the USA, at least that many guns and trillions of rounds of ammo being held by the citizens of this nation.
When we resolve our internal conflicts, and we will, we will turn our attention to those who would oppose us from outside our country. If they threaten this nation, they are making a grave error in judgement.

Nelson Jones
Guest
Nelson Jones
4 years ago

To all that made a reply… THANK YOU FOR ENLIGHTENING him; he as a long way to go and it will not be with fancy fake robes earned for BS double talk. He is welcome to come and discuss it with myself and friends. But My alligator hates BS but enjoys rainbow chickens.

Dano
Guest
Dano
4 years ago

Are his comments simple ignorance or willful ignorance? In either case, he is not fit to hold a PhD or a position at Northwestern. It isn’t possible to hold a war based on terror without hurting and killing people. Mostly in horrific and barbaric ways.

Nelson Jones
Guest
Nelson Jones
4 years ago
Reply to  Dano

He is looking for his 15 mins ya think/
and going for a Doc. I believe I may be able to give him the real information he needs to study for ABOUT 100 YEARS. I spent more time at any library i could find that this idiot may find in his video games,
Suck a grape

John Vieira
Guest
John Vieira
4 years ago

That s.o.b. should have been Orthodox in ISIS controlled Syria…he would have suffered the fate allotted to babies that missed their abortion date in New York/New Jersey!!!