This is the personal blog of Ian Ker, who was Councillor for the South Ward of the Town of Vincent from 1995 to 2009. I have been a resident of this area since 1985. This blog was originally conceived as a way of letting residents of Vincent know what I have been doing and sharing thoughts on important issues. I can now use it to sound off about things that concern me.

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Friday, August 16, 2013

Victim Psychology


The more I look at the City of Vincent's graphic for its current campaign, the less clear I am what it means.

Is it a dove being released from the box it has been long-imprisoned in - perhaps reflecting a desire to escape into the big wide world? - aka the City of Perth?

Is it a homing pigeon that has been taken far from home and now being let go to see how long it takes to find its 'real' home? - aka the City of Perth?

Or is it a free bird about to be trapped in a box (aka the City of Perth?) it has no desire to be in and is trying to fly from?

Whatever the interpretation, it looks like passivity or victim psychology to me.

I much prefer the image of the Phoenix, symbolising renewal, resurrection and the exceptional.
Image from Wikimedia Commons - freely licensed media file (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Phoenix-Fabelwesen.jpg)
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