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Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 27, No. 12. 1964.

Hard times

Hard times

Sir,—The great New Zealand people are being bled by self-seeking greed that must be treated as one bad apple amongst many. To achieve a better life for all, society must be rid of Capitalists, Englishmen and Imperialists. These parasites will be politely requested to relinquish their shameful positions although more positive action must be taken should reason fail. If they will not agree with my ideas, they must be removed for the good of everybody else. Fortunately, we have friends to help the people in their struggle against exploitation. When the herioc Chinese volunteers arrive. I can claim to be a hearty party member. In any case, their numbers are greater than ours: their need is greater than ours. However, if my smoothing of the way enables certain other liberators to free the country first, it will be less easy to talk my way out of a white skin. The oppressed can Joyfully look forward to the day when we shall spit on piles of rotting Capitalist corpses, which by the action of our good friends—the nitrogen-forming bacteria—will increase future production. My own position is slightly leftish, but above all I am a humanitarian.

C. Black