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Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Volume 37, No 15. July 3 1974

Disenchanted with Salient bias

Disenchanted with Salient bias

Messrs Franks & Steele, (! -Ed)

I have become increasingly disenchanted with our student newspaper supposedly representing student views. The articles in last weeks issue were so biased that I was spurred out of my apathy to write this letter.

The Middle East war and the Malaysian unrest are both cases of Muslim aggression. The anti-Chinese attitude of the Malaysian Government and the anti-Jewish attitude of the Arabs have a common origin. The commercial and intellectual success of both Chinese and Jews in prejudicial circumstances has aroused the envy and hatred of the Muslim majority.

Another fact you seem to have overlooked is the differential pay scales in Arab countries to Israel, that is if you can get employment in Arab countries. Anyone who can make the Middle East bloom has my support anytime. In comparison the Arabs with their vast revenue from oil haven't advanced agriculturally.

Guerilla in my mind is becoming a dirty word as they obviously hardly ever support the majority and their methods are far from valorous. I object to the Robin Hood illusion you have tried to create about them.

If you can't see clearly through your "revolutionary" ideas and the smoke in your office don't bother printing such biased nonsense.

Guy Oakley