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Salient. Victoria University of Wellington Students' Newspaper. Volume 31, Number 18. July 30, 1968

Gripevine

Gripevine

Sir—There is a malicious rumour circulating on the grape-vine. It is to the effect that a pressure group is being formed who call themselves the Rationalists. Their proposed modus operandi is to examine issues rationally, determine a logical and reasoned cause of action, publicise it within the Student Boay, amend it as a result of constructive criticism, produce it as a consensus of student opinion, and pursue it through significant channels.

What are we coming to? We are members of an era where such actions must be condemned and vilified as contrary to all we hold dear. Revolution, not evolution, must be our cry. After all, everybody else has the message. and who are we in New Zealand to do anything but follow the line of those mighty nations where student power and militant protest has proved successful? Let us not be deterred by public opinion, editorial comment, political criticism, trade union denial or the law. Let everybody be against us and let us be glorious in our isolation. That apathetic non-pressure group, the public, are a mess of nobodies. They need us to show them the way, and after their initial reaction of disgust, shame or pity, they will be enlightened. We are a minority group and must be vociferous to draw attention to our minority views. True, it will not be easy. We will be despised and called names. We will lose whatever public support we had. But we will be noticed, talked about, we will be Somebodies.

Students Unite! Solidify! Ir-rationalise! Up the Revolution!

A. Fraser.