Re: Reds Under the Bed

From: "Michael Brown" <mwbrown@sonic.net>

> Gotta love campus politics.  Like the Student Union being declared a
Nuclear
> Free Zone.

We basically ignored student politics, until our (compulsory) union fees
started being diverted to the PLO to buy guns. The Student's Union had
a turnover of about $6 million at the time - big bucks in the mid 70s.
And who cared what they said, as long as the student facilities weren't
allowed to fall into disrepair. But soon they were. The money was going
elsewhere, in large amounts. Well, maybe OK, as long as it was to a good
cause, like students welfare.

But when they proudly announced the proportion going to the PLO and
INLA...
no. No longer a joke. Time to act. It wasn't just the AJS (Australian
Jewish
Students) who were unimpressed.

The Goon Squad the Trots sent to "make sure the people's voice was
heard"
by the electoral returning officer were physically blocked by a much,
much
larger crowd of Gay Activists, Militant Ukelele-players singing "When
I'm
Cleaning Winders", and people wearing "University of Mordor" or "Crush
Elvish Imperialism!" T-shirts. The ballot boxes remained unstuffed and
un-tampered-with.

The incoming Student's Union president was vice-president of the TolSoc,
and the new SU vice-president was the head of Gay Lib.

The president of the TolSoc? He was the electoral returning officer.
(jeez, what did these people think we were, stupid?)