[Nancy]

In my responses to the question of fish/seafood consumption on this thread, I have had several considerations. Firstly, a brand new member of Cybermacro posted the very first time, regarding lobster (a seafood listed as compatible with the macrobiotic diet, for infrequent use) and lobster recipes. He was greeted at Cybermacro Forums by a long time member, who shouted derogatory terms at the poster in CAPS for the first five sentences of his post. That post has been removed. It is unacceptable behavior in this forum. Anyone indulging in this behavior as a macrobiotic person, should stay offline, review their own diet, balance and practice, and make needed changes. When and if, they are able to be a helpful, contributing member to the community and those new to macrobiotics, then return to online forums.

It is perfectly acceptable for vegans to put forth their ideals for eating and reasons for them, without criticizing and making derogatory statements towards others, or those in the macrobiotic community who choose, for their own individual constitution, to eat the allowable and accepted fish and seafood prescribed in the Standard Macrobiotic Diet.

It is not okay to razz, call names, call others uncivilized, or murderous who eat fish and seafood. Please use language that is helpful and respectful to the whole community in all of your posts on Cybermacro. In denigrating other macrobiotic people, you denigrate George Ohsawa, Michio and Aveline Kushi, Herman and Cornellia Aihara, Ed and Wendy Esko, Naburo Muramoto, Kristina Turner, Christina Pirello, Julia Ferre and scores of other macrobiotic philosophers, leaders, teachers, and published writers who include fish and seafood as part of the macrobiotic diet.

Without respect for others in the community, the overall philosophy, understanding of the recommended foods, or why other human beings are permitted their own choice of foods available on the planet for their own consumption (whether those choices are good or bad), a vegan's message contradicts itself -- it displays intolerance and a need to control other's choices and individual rights.

For those who continually come to the community for no other reason than being right, arguing, and disagreeing, I pose to you another form of discussion that includes first welcome, then concern, love for fellow human beings, support, helpfulness, understanding, teaching, and instruction, with a view towards bettering this online community and the world.

If the description of posting to be right, argue, disagree, shout down, and dispose of other posters here to learn and share information, describes your manner of posting, I ask each person to monitor themselves and change their ways.

Nancy
Moderator