From: joedees@bellsouth.net
Date: Sun 09 Mar 2003 - 20:50:44 GMT
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> Hi Jeremy.
>
> Your perception of memes having internationality or being able to be
> deliberately constructed to achieve an intended result seems to be an
> accepted view on the list at the moment. I was trying to raise some
> awareness of the meme's functionality, or in this case, lack of
> functionality. As a management consultant, most of what I do involves
> overt manipulation of organisations. That usually means doing a lot of
> hard work on the areas of training, recruitment, systems, structures
> and language. If it were possible to inject a meme into an
> organisation that would fix all the problems then I would be
> delighted. The reality is that memes do not work this way. What you
> experienced with the aboriginal group was a memetic event caused by
> the rapid introduction of a foreign culture. The memes carried in the
> movies were a result of the culture that made the movies, not
> intentionally planted to corrupt aboriginal kids.
>
He also fails to mention that Hollywood is split on the issue, with many
celebrities on both sides.
>
> Good luck with the election.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bruce Howlett
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jeremy Bradley
> To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 6:21 AM
> Subject: Re: Memes For Peace
>
> At 09:53 PM 9/03/03 +1100, Bruce wrote:
> Snip......................
> While I tend to agree with Joe on the humanitarian aspect of the Iraq
> situation, there are other issues implicit in the wording of Bryan's
> post which cause concern. The least not being the concept of "memetic
> engineering", which I think is an oxymoron. Even the opposing forces
> within the memetics definition debate agree that a meme is a cultural
> unit. Is not culture the conglomerate of inherited ideas, beliefs,
> values and knowledge? Have not all attempts to overtly "engineer"
> culture failed?
>
>
> Jeremy's reply:
> I don't think so Bruce, hasn't Hollywood been active in the production
> of memes which reach out across the globe? Is this not memetic
> engineering? When I was living with an Indigenous Australian group
> which had not had a lot of outside contact, the change in children's
> behaviour was observable when they got a VCR and started watching
> USAnian crap. For me, memetic engineering is akin to propaganda, but
> it operates at a more subtle level. If we look at the Nazi regime's
> manipulation of art and theatre, we can see this effect, and, dare I
> say, it is observable in poor Joe's foaming at the mouth replies to
> any critique of his beloved USAnia's war on Islam. Making war to
> create peace is an oxymoron and can never work. War, especially such a
> one sided war, will perpetuate violence and only profit arms dealers.
> Sorry to be lurking for so long all. And Joe, don't worry, I am far
> too busy to reply too much at the moment as I am running an election
> campaign. But, to quote a great USanian memetic construct, I'll be
> back. Jeremy the do-gooder
>
>
>
> Jeremy Bradley - The Greens' Candidate in Oxley
> 3200 Oxley Hwy Wauchope 2446
> Phone:02 65856652 or 02 65856134
> Mobile: 0428 856134
> E-mail: jeremyb@nor.com.au
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