Whale wars!

Nobama supports it :/
http://www.care2.com/causes/animal-w...t-whaling-ban/

While I agree that the harvesting of whales is completely unnecessary, and I do not understand why Japan continues, every one on here needs to remember the guy who is doing this is a former PETA HSUS individual who completely disagrees with you keeping reptiles. When you give him props it's kind of like siding with those who are trying to destroy US... Just food for thought.

Been a thread on this already.... but think the japanese have been whaling waaaaayyyyyy longer than america has been around.... its just part of the culture!

He was a former green peace member. Not sure if there's a difference.

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Originally Posted by dc1

Been a thread on this already.... but think the japanese have been whaling waaaaayyyyyy longer than america has been around.... its just part of the culture!

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That doesn't mean it's ok or that it's a viable reason for the practice to continue. Foot binding, child brides, etc- those are all "just part of the culture!" for other countries but we don't excuse them because of the history.

I've said all of this before in a similar thread, but I guess I'll say it again. First of all, Japan is not the only country hunting whales. There are at least 2 others that do this as well. If it is part of their culture, then so be it. Secondly, Whale Wars is a joke. It's a "made for TV" drama. Supposedly, this has been going on for years, yet, only since it has beeen made into a tv show has it been escalating every season with both sides aquiring new "weapons" and tactics and such. They always say how they are willing to die for the whales, yet, how many have actually sacrificed their life to save a whale? How many times are people on this site reprimanded or criticised for even hinting at not abiding by a local, state, or federal law? Yet, people will openly support a group of eco-terrorist who, by their own admission, publicly claim to be pirates, and use pirate tactics (ie. initiating assaults, ramming, illegal boarding, etc...). They have classified themselves in the same group with Somali and Malaysian PIRATES, but they go unpunished. There are other groups who use media, as well as, strong-arm, and underhanded tactics to garner public support in the name of animal protection, HSUS and PETA. Do you support them as well?...


*End rant*

You know what they are doing; attacking other ships is considered terrorism no matter what your excuse for it is and they are being glorified by drama TV.

Why did we attack Afghanistan and Iraq in the first place? Oh ya Terrorism...

I admit I did watch the first episode and tried to sit my self through the second, but it didn't happen.

I just do not understand the point of the show? I am not for hunting whales. But like posted earlier this is a made for television drama. What was the point of poisoning the whale meat so it could not get eaten? That whale just went to waste... Great tactic!

The captain and crew are a bunch of incompetent fools. The whalers continuously make them look foolish and they are left sitting there with a blank look on their faces. I am not really for hunting whales, but I don't see why it is so different from killing cows or any other animal for food. From what I have read, the vast majority of the whales they kill are minke whales which are not considered to be endangered. Whether the captain and crew like what the whalers are doing or not, they are not breaking any laws. The japanese are not the ones attacking another ship. The whale wars crew should be arrested IMO.

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Originally Posted by pfan151

The whalers continuously make them look foolish and they are left sitting there with a blank look on their faces.

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Agreed. I'm certainly for stopping whaling, but what they're doing is having a negligible effect. I guess they're generating some negative publicity, but that's about it, and they're making themselves look like idiots in the process.

On some level, they ought to either quit altogether or become *real* pirates and start sinking and/or capturing whaling ships. (Note that I'm not advocating illegal activity - I'm just saying that if they want to accomplish something, it would be more logical to try a tactic that doesn't leave them watching helplessly as the whales get killed.)