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Salient. Victoria University Students Newspaper. Vol. 38, No. 15. July 2, 1975

Say Nothing, Do Nothing, Think Nothing

Say Nothing, Do Nothing, Think Nothing

Dear Editor,

I am disgusted to read MSA supporters of Jack defend themselves over the undemocratic and facist NZMSEC when there is so much wrongdoing by the home government.

The NZMSEC has failed Malaysian students again in ignoring and avoiding comment on any of the developments at home. It chooses to avoid all these more urgent events to debate on its miserable existence and its pretensions of upholding the ideals of democracy.

The MSAs all round NZ hope to ride out the storm of social unrest at home quietly as 'say nothings and do nothings'. They might as well 'think nothing' if they are prepared to retreat into the safety of their insipid selfish comforts here in NZ. After Muldoon they are the most unpopular people in NZ in the minds of Malaysians.

Another thing adding to this unpopularity has been their keenness to talk shop with the High Commission as if their fundamental freedoms can be guaranteed this way. They should realise that they do not have this anymore except the freedom to exist as unthinking bodies, servile and kowtowing to authority

There is not one occasion in recent months when they have condemned the government about the repression in Malaysia. Leadership has no meaning for them. The best thing they can do before they sink further into further disrepute is to resign.

ex MSA member