I remember your piece on Ken Wilbur, the past, present and future aspects of introspective life regressions. You might remember my reference to Arnold Patent. The spectrum of spiral dynamics merely presents a revised version of existing models and curves. Less connotation is not non connotative, perhaps it is less abrasive through colorization. In this case of peta compassion I find the action illogical. Considering the end result of logic analysis being black or white with some grey area, the action appears to be, at least for the lobster, Black Friday. In comparison, would a deer held in captivity for 10 years achieve longevity through it's release into the forest during hunting season? I'm not sure I would class the woman's action as a means of getting attention but a misguided sense of the peta mission.
A portion of the peta mission statement reads: PETA focuses its attention on the four areas in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely for the longest periods of time: on factory farms, in laboratories, in the clothing trade, and in the entertainment industry. We also work on a variety of other issues, including the cruel killing of beavers, birds and other "pests," and the abuse of backyard dogs. All that makes sense, but focusing attention on a lobster "living very well" for years in a seafood restaurant tank lacks the indication of abusive treatment. Fact is the lobster might not have had such a long life if it were not for the great care provided by the restaurant, kudos to the City Crab and Seafood Restaurant!! I'll be in NY this summer and I'm going to make a point of going to the restaurant to congratulate the owner. I wonder what the two customers are about to call in such an "Alert" to peta and what unfortunate creature had to meet it's early demise to accommodate their dinner request. I guess everyone should take their pet turtles and reptiles and dump them out in the wild so they could starve to death while waiting for their next meal to drop down out of the sky. Look, I could go on until I'm Blue in the face! I do appreciate your input and sharing Molly, very colorful. ;-) I'll bet your feeling Pink all over! What color am I? On Jan 11, 7:29 am, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > The Spiral Dynamics (http://www.spiraldynamics.org/Graves/colors.htm > ) is a pretty good model that describes human behavior in terms of > levels (memes) of development and ability to move between. The Green > Meme is one that takes their identity from affiliation and sharing. > Ken Wilber often refers to this model in his Integral Institute work, > and has coined the phrase "Mean Green Meme" to signify those folks who > push against other affiliations, thus forming their own affiliation. > There seems no doubt that the behavior of a woman who would seek > attention by driving a lobster to Maine and releasing it in the > coastal waters is a Mean Green Meme. And there are many other Mean > Green Memes, waiting to applaud this behavior. According to Graves, > as a culture, the US and UK are moving into the Green Meme. It may > seem moronic to someone who has a more evolved sense of compassion, > but I think, even in its mean form, the behavior of the Green Meme is > more preferable than the red or blue, that don't include much > compassion at all. > > I think Graves originally chose colors for his categories because they > have less connotation of good and bad. His idea was that we all start > our at the survival level and move up (or in times of stress and > crisis, down) the spiral as our life evolves. All colors shine bright > under the right conditions. > > On Jan 11, 3:55 am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > >http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/10/maine.lobster.liberated/index.html?e... > > > Isn't that the dumbest thing you ever heard of? They drive the > > lobster up to Maine, possibly the lobster capitol of the USA, to give > > it freedom? > > > PETA President Ingrid Newkirk said in a statement, "We applaud the > > folks at City Crab and Seafood for their compassionate decision to > > allow this noble old-timer to live out his days in freedom and peace. > > "We hope that their kind gesture serves as an example that these > > intriguing animals don't deserve to be confined to tiny tanks or > > boiled alive." > > > Doesn't the stupid woman realize that it is now just a matter of time > > before the lobster winds up in someones lobster pot? Unbelievable! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
