Response to Brown

Note: This letter was submitted, but never published.



Dear Editor:

In his March 5 Gazette response to my letter, David Brown says he's angered by the fact that I challenged the product of the school system that his is closely associated with. Well, I am also angered. Angered by the fact that my tax dollars went to pay for the raw content that Brown finds so excellent; angered by the fact that the district has moved from educating students to fostering a very questionable environment.

Brown certainly took me to task for my disgust with the subject matter printed in the Olentangy High School student newspaper, The Beacon. However, as I noted in my original letter, I expected responses. I simply asked those who support this "stuff" to find another way to fund their nonsense. Brown, showing his obvious lack of knowledge regarding the coercive nature of taxation, states that I can keep my money in my wallet. That's not the way taxes work. Unless, of course, Brown is going to proudly pay my school-related taxes along with his tax bill.

Brown goes astray with his application of simple English. I never stated that the articles appeared in the first few pages of The Beacon, only that it takes but a few page to realize that something is terribly wrong. His strong defense of the subject matters convinces me that I am indeed correct.

Additionally, Brown conveniently forgets to mention the other articles that appeared throughout the edition - one of which I detailed in my letter - implying instead that the one article he cited was the only article of concern. His failure to mention the other articles must be due to their subject matter; subject matter that the likes of even Brown cannot defend.

I suggest that the readers of this paper obtain a copy of The Beacon and see for themselves. There is no reason to expect that a letter-to-the-editor debate should be the final word. See the articles that Brown feels are appropriate for the young minds of this district, and wonder what has gone wrong.

Jim Fedako