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Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Volume 38, Number 26. 1975

Masterly analysis?

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Masterly analysis?

Dear Editor,

The MSA AGM was held yesterday afternoon (2019 hs) at E006. It was 'very successful.' Paper aeroplanes flew every-where. The atmosphere was quite relaxing although the 'party without light refreshment provided' was divided mainly into two political lines. It was only a "cats and rats" meeting. I didn't see the master.

The cats are Steven Oh and John Chin on the one side, Robert Pui on the other. The rats are all others including myself A Kiwi was elected to be the chairman. The taste of the 'chairman cake' to me is a bit of 'home-made.' Steven Oh claimed himself again to be sent by God, full of confidence; John Chin was very performing and a good stories teller but unfortunately what he said is just another 'Donkey story.'; Robert Pui was still a single-handed swordman, a hero without 'rats'. He appears like the only leader of what he so-called 'the revolution in New Zealand.' What he wants to achieve is not impossible and unrealistic but extremely hard. Anyway the cats are obvious, The rats were the followers. They were divided and led without a real sense of feeling what was really going on in the 'Party' and without a real aim of their participation. This is a very strange and unhealthy situation.

Two groups were competing to be the committee members of MSA. A lot of 'rubbish' were manifested. In fact nothing was new and exciting except two things were worth of mentioning because of the implicit contradictions. These two things are'

(1) One of the groups led by Mr Loo Kim Hoe consists of nearly all "new faces". He claimed that his members were all new bloods to the 'dead' MSA. Their slogans were "It's Time for a Change" and "Let's Come Alive." Isn't it wonderful?

The other group was led by Mr Leo Ann Puat who proudly announted that his members were pretty well qualified because most of them were in the last year's committee. Isn't it great? All are old hens.

The contradiction occurs here is:

New bloods: Old bloods.

What sort of blood do we need for a 'dead' body? Perhaps neither of these bloods are suitable because the body is dead.

(2) In the manifesto made by the New Bloods, there is something mentioned about "Polities' that "no student with conscience can ignore and avoid political issues that are of direct concern to us." On the contrary Mr Leo, seems to me, enjoyed himself by airing that "No politics would be emphasised in their future activities if....." Isn't it another contradiction which is expressed as follows:

Political: Non-political

Which one is more important and more meaningful? I do not know.

Since the Leo's team was arranged to be elected, I could predict that nothing would be Active' and 'New'. All activities would be as usual - 'Dead.'

The cats are still the cats and the rats are still the rats but I still can't see the Master.

Where is the Master