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Our special spokesman sees human behavior from a different perspective than we see ourselves. Some of his views, featured in the Newsletter from time to time, are presented below. July 31, 2007 The Pit Bull Syndrome 
by the Dolphin General
Humans are understandably upset by recent revelations of vicious dog fighting contests allegedly run by Atlanta Falcons star football player Michael Vick. The dogs are bred to rip each other to shreds for the entertainment and gambling gain of their masters. After using them in this sadistic manner, the owners mercilessly kill the losing dogs that are no longer of use to them.
The dogs that tear each other up gain nothing but a meaningless victory over their adversaries. It is clear to this Dolphin that humans themselves are often caught up in what I call the Pit Bull Syndrome. People cruelly shred one another in ways that make no sense.
Pit bulls rarely have legitimate reasons to fight, and tearing one another to shreds for their master's ego and entertainment is not one of them. From my viewpoint as a friend of humans, I have to wonder what sinister forces manipulate humans to engage in similar cruel behavior, when all it does is hurt everyone involved.
I think ego must be behind a lot of it. One human doesn't like the way another growls at him, and the fight is on. But there are other, constructive ways to give people affirmation. Why don't people give each other more ego rewards for good behavior? I have signed on to represent the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Humans because it is organized to do just that.
I hope a great wave of sadness and outrage results from this latest manifestation of the Pit Bull Syndrome. Let us with one voice say, "No more!" to both the dogfights and human cruelty. As it says in the remarkable on-target Book the humans are supposed to go by, "If you keep on biting and devouring each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other" (Galatians 5:15).
To this I say, "Amen! Save the humans!" ************************************************************************************************ November 28, 2007 Do Nice Guys Finish Last? Connect the Dots
by the Dolphin General
The humans have a saying, "Nice guys finish last." Their famed baseball manager Leo Durocher coined the phrase for his sport, a game particularly popular with the Americans. When I Googled the phrase, however, it applied mostly to man-woman relationships. It seems the human females often prefer a macho jerk to a really nice but "boring" gentleman. Will someone please explain that to this puzzled dolphin?
"Nice guys finish last" is about as far from SPCH principles as you can get! In the human corporate world, it means cutthroat executives care only about the bottom line. In politics, it means most candidates will embrace rough-up-the-other guy tactics in order to win. In almost everything the humans do, it means if you get in my way I will hurt you. I don't want to, of course, but you know, "nice guys finish last."
Not only is that saying contrary to SPCH, but it is totally out of sync with the Book most revered by humans. From one of its most loved passages, Psalm 1, I get the exact opposite message to "nice guys finish last." It says that the one who obeys God's law (and love your neighbor is really, really high on that list) "is like a tree planted by streams of water . . . whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away."
It seems to this one dolphin that though the humans like the idea of neighbor love, they show no great rush to apply it in personal relationships, sports, the business world, national and international politics, or anywhere else except Sunday school. I have to think that is a clue as to why the world is in the mess it is today. Let's see how nice versus not nice has worked out lately.
● Not nice Islamic radicals attacked the "Great Satan." They sacrificed their lives to strike at the very center of America's commerce (the World Trade Center) and America's military complex (the Pentagon). Result: America was staggered but united, and the rest of the civilized world rallied to its side. Soon the perpetrators of 9/11 were hiding in the rocks and caves of a no-man's land.
● Not nice radical Americans over-reacted. They danced around the laws that prohibit torture and engaged in it on the sly. They disrespected other countries and began to throw their weight around on the world stage. Result: America alienated much of the world, forfeited the sympathy and support generated by 9/11, and brought American prestige to a new low. American unity at home evaporated, and the country faces intractable political, social, and economic challenges.
● Not nice Al Qaida terrorists seized the opportunity to use Sunnis in Iraq to foment violence. Result: the country descended into chaos. Recently, Sunni leaders of Anbar Province decided not nice was not working so well. They stopped their bombings and suicide attacks. They concluded that the Americans, as bad as some had been, were better than the terrorists. Hmmm. What about "nice guys finish last"?
● Not nice Muslims are alienating members of their own faith. Conversion of Muslims is on the increase. Many converts from Islam say that harsh Islamic law is not able to transform hearts and society. This disillusionment is broad in the Muslim world.
"Nice guys finish last"? Well, the first three words are true. Nice guys do finish, while the cruel start plenty but can't sustain long enough to finish anything. And that's today's word from this Dolphin.
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