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jscrick
at Fri May 21 07:26:54 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by jscrick ]
Very good points. That's why WE need to control the message.
Snakes in particular, and other reptiles to some extent, tend to conjure up wives' tales, folklore, legends, myth, mystery, and other untruths, exaggeration of truth, and the dark side -- with the Public.
The Public is simply primed and ripe to hear all the titillating details regarding anything "scary" or "perverse" associated with snakes. Someone wrote that we are the perverts...I say the Public is the ones that are perverts -- wanting to hear all the gory details, just like the motorist passing a horrible roadside crash trying to get a better look. The fascination of the misunderstood.
The public is susceptible to these sensational tabloid tales. That is why WE need to control the message. So long as the authorities and the AR folks are holding all the evidence, they can pretty much say or do what they want. By the time the true facts come out, it's far too late.
Just the simple fact that WE have "collections" opens us up to all sorts of misunderstanding, ignorance, and abuse by those that choose to do so. We are vulnerable simply by what we do.
WE must enlighten. That is one of the primary justifications for our very existence. WE oppose ignorance. Ignorance is the enemy of snakes and ignorance is the enemy of those that care for and care about snakes.
jsc
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"As hard as I've tried, just can't NOT do this"
John Crickmer
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RE: Hmm....Playing devil's advocate... - jscrick, Fri May 21 07:26:54 2010