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Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Volume 37, Number 9. 1st May 1974

Paittacositic students

Paittacositic students

Salient,

Congratulations to the Gay Liberation Movement, and Women's Libbers, they at least have an idea of what they think and have the courage and dignity to stand up against social criticism for their beliefs. What about the rest of us soulless wonders? No, we have too much to lose; students have to grind away their pencils for s 'pass', professional men must multiply their money bags, and workers must build their hives. Young hopes and ideals are forgotten, or cast out. for the 'more mature ideas and truer truths of realism'. Most New Zealanders are ploughing diligently and faithfully through society having nothing original to say, they've seen nothing but know what's there. Few have any self evolved opinions. They don't believe in anything, don't support anything, for they have become mindless. So indifference strikes again, or the adoption of a considered normal opinion formulated by the majority on a subject is assumed.

When someone is asked — who is he? The reply is something like this — name Peter Brown, accountant, husband, and father of three children. He always inevitably sees himself in his professional or social roles — never what he really is. which is forgotten or has died anyway. Ask his opinion on something topical — reply — the fashionable attitude, the majority belief, which has by its very mass possible indications of its truths. Ask his beliefs in something not generally talked about — reply —dunno, and never thought about it before. Really has he ever thought individually at all?

Are there any rare souls among us who have the foresight to recognise the truth in new or abnormal or deviant ideas, in ways new waya of thought, and have made these ways their own? These precious people are so far ahead that the solid rightful majority cannot even reach them. They have to strike out and fight for these new truths against the frightened sacred majority where truth seems exclusively to belong. What are these truths that the majority worship? Old worn out and decrepit one, and when the truth reaches that venerable age it can hardly be told from a lie. Truth is not tough and hard wearing, but like us, s normal truth is good for seventeen or eighteen years, seldom more. These tired old truths are as rancid and molely as last year's bacon; they're the cause of all the moral scurvy that plagues society. Old truths are nothing but skin and bones, yet it isn't until then that the noble majority adopts them and prescribes them to society as wholesome, spiritual food.

Stop giving in, and for a change be strong, or at least pray for a regeneration of free thinkers! A co-existence of self respecting individuals standing firm in the faith of their convictions, inviolate from any foolish majority. is a freer, healthier and truer society, than any governed by a mass of resigned and psittacostic souls.

Doctor Prophet