Spring Break
MAIL CALL
By: Brooks Tempel
Issue date: 4/30/09 Section: Opinion
From Brooks Tempel, senior engineering technology major
I've noticed an alarming trend in recent mail calls, guest columns and, unfortunately, editorial articles: using sarcasm to prove a point. There's nothing wrong with adding a touch of sarcasm into an argument, kind of like sesame seeds on the bun of a hamburger. But when someone makes an entire argument of cynical remarks and sarcasm, it's like downing handfuls of the stuff. There was one Mark Twain. There will never be another, so I, and I'm sure others, would appreciate it if those persons who write into The Battalion would say what they mean and mean what they say. If you don't like something about A&M, don't hide it with cynicism, say it like you mean it! And conversely, if you don't like an article that was published in The Battalion, write in and mean what you say! I urge The Battalion to encourage real, thought-out articles that express the author's true opinions, not mask them in a cloud of blameless, spineless sarcasm.
I've noticed an alarming trend in recent mail calls, guest columns and, unfortunately, editorial articles: using sarcasm to prove a point. There's nothing wrong with adding a touch of sarcasm into an argument, kind of like sesame seeds on the bun of a hamburger. But when someone makes an entire argument of cynical remarks and sarcasm, it's like downing handfuls of the stuff. There was one Mark Twain. There will never be another, so I, and I'm sure others, would appreciate it if those persons who write into The Battalion would say what they mean and mean what they say. If you don't like something about A&M, don't hide it with cynicism, say it like you mean it! And conversely, if you don't like an article that was published in The Battalion, write in and mean what you say! I urge The Battalion to encourage real, thought-out articles that express the author's true opinions, not mask them in a cloud of blameless, spineless sarcasm.
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