Hi nwigal,
In case you misunderstood what I was referring to, I was commenting on Freelancer's comment that:
Real CC's, unlike the fake ones, don't cause any damage on the crops, so farmers have no reason to be angry..
to point out that even though the crop might be unaffected by the circle, farmers may have other reasons to get angry. After all, it is their livelihood and their right to privacy that is being affected.
nwigal said:
If a farmer is responsible for an area that has the right conditions for crop circles to manifest, and finds out about it after the fact, that farmer should learn from the information, and let that part of the field go fallow.
What exactly should the farmer learn from the information, as you put it, and how should he do that? It's not like there's a crop circle school one could attend, or textbook one could read. Since most of us have all sorts of different ideas on what a given crop circle means, I imagine it would be quite difficult for a farmer to understand what one might mean without the benefit of a group of interested researchers and experts in symbology to help.
One could argue that no man has a right to own land, that they should learn the symbolic language of crop circles, that they should leave the crop circle alone and allow anyone access to it that wants to see it, etc., but all of those arguments are not based on the current reality on 3rd density life that the average farmer had to live in.
The farmer's reality has more to do with trying to perform his job than trying to satisfy the curiosity of others. Who would compensate the farmer to not work that area, to leave it fallow? Who will pay for the liability insurance once the insurance company discovers people are visiting the fields?
Should the farmer be expected to spend money and time to create a parking lot and walkways so people can get to the circle safely?
Of course not. So why would it make sense that the farmer should incur any expense or loss of productivity just because a crop circle appeared on his field?
And yet some farmers are extremely accommodating and allow visitors onto their properties without charging a dime. But this should not be expected of them any more that one should expect Laura to channel regular sessions and provide us the data as soon as possible for free.
I think we take a lot for granted and need to occasionally step back and recognize when our expectations of others are based in serving ourselves and not others.
I apologize if I have misinterpreted your remarks, but it seemed to me that you expect a farmer, who had a legal right to maximize crop yields and keep others from interfering with his livelihood, to somehow serve some grand higher purpose of which he is most likely unaware and intentionally reduce his production. I thought you might benefit from a different perspective.
Part of the purpose behind the STO crop circles not damaging crops might be so that farmer's rights are not trampled on as much as it is to not kill the plants.
I hope I don't come across harsh or disrespectful. I mean only to offer a perspective you might net have considered.
Regards,
Gonzo