Rhaason Mitchell’s column last Thursday was a major disappointment to many intelligent readers of the Daily. It was truly a piece of rambling nonsense.

Mitchell got himself in trouble right at the start of his column by stating that one should think before speaking. He set the reader up to expect a well-thought-out presentation of his ideas. This is exactly what the reader was not to receive.

Shortly after his grand opening, he stated something about we students forgetting our history, and then failed to follow up and explain his accusation.

In a pathetic attempt to emphasize the previous day’s editorial, he continued by restating the FBI definition of terrorism. First of all, he should have come up with an original angle; however, if he insisted on that definition, he should have made certain that it upheld his point.

Nosworthy’s suicide was referred to as “moral terrorism” by Michael T. Gardner, and, by definition, that is what the hunger strike was: an act of violence (against himself) used to coerce a governing body.

The CIA, FDA, FCC, FAA — what the heck was that all about? Possibly the FDA is related to the article; it was a hunger strike.

Mitchell then concluded his masterpiece by showing us that he is a very malleable-minded individual. He very nobly stated that he supports the ideas of his brothers, not because he believes in them, but because they do. Surely, he did not think this through thoroughly. What if one of his brothers is a murderer, racist or terrorist. Wait a minute, one of his brothers is a terrorist.

Please, Mr. Mitchell, do think before you write.

Aaron Klemm

Sophomore

Undecided

Adrian Bilsborough

Freshman

Community and regional planning