JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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peachy871
Yikes, some folks on here are really insensitive. Right now a lot of people in Haiti have died, are going to die, there is going to widespread sickness as someone else on here pointed out, hell on Earth for a long while to come in Haiti.
It is not a time to back and forth about how crap the entire world is next to America.
What America is doing is amazing and such an amazing contribution in a time of need. It's nice to see her doing something good and the whole world knowing it...goodness knows they get enough criticism these days. And the list of other countries contributing are all doing an amazing job as well. Restores faith in humanity, that is for sure!
Thinking of everyone in Haiti and hope the help eases the pain and suffering quickly.
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peachy871
Actually, looks like other countries are doing the text donation thing.
Amazing how so much of the world can come together when it really counts.
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peachy871
That is a brilliant idea! And so easy for people to do; most people have cell phones. Great way to get people to give! Hope more communications companies worldwide jump on a similar bandwagon.
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peachy871
For those who don't feel that any countries other than the U.S. are helping in Haiti, you might want to actually research international news sources or even the gov't websites from several countries. There are quite a few. No doubt the U.S. is contributing the most as it has the most to contribute, but other countries' contributions in terms of money, resources, food, water and people, is by no means miniscule. From what I see, those who can help, are.
Cuba was there immediately...they were first onsite setting up field hospitals, if I recall correctly. Venezuelans are already there as well. There is quite a list of countries who are donating large sums of money for humanitarian aid as well as supplying equipment, medicine, water, supplies, doctors, military personnel, disaster response teams, search and rescue workers and the list goes on...
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peachy871
ppayne....lol...I totally get your point...but maybe you want to reword it? Hee hee!
And investing in the love hotel industry...DUH!! I wish I had thought of that before! Brilliant! Those stocks would be secure indeed!
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peachy871
Everyone knows how whales and dolphins are killed. SS isn't teaching anything new there. Whaling is not a new thing. Endangered species of tuna is relatively new, yes. And needs to be addressed and fixed! But how are they conveying any of those messages when all we get to see is a bunch of guys dressed up like commandos, making claims about being victims in a whole lot of situations where they blatantly weren't, being run by a man who freely admits that lying to the media is totally fine as long as it gets attention. So far, the only messages I have seen from them is about the dangerous games they play. Give me someone who would rather REALLY spread the word, fight things in a truly effective way instead of a bunch of folks trying to see just how radical they can be. Oh don't get me wrong...being radical is necessary to at least get the ball rolling on change but so far, the SS's radical efforts don't really spread the message about what has to be done. Their message is "hey look! Japan kills whales!" Yeah. So? And so do a whole bunch of other countries.
So, SS, what are you going to do to change that? Oh...throw things and constantly put you crew in danger. Cool. What about changing the rules? What about encouraging authorities from a whole bunch of countries to make a difference and actually make it stop or drastically lower quotas? Oh, you say if that happened you wouldn't get to zip around in cool boats and be on TV anymore? Right. Fair enough.
Sorry, that is just the impression I get of them. There are other organizations doing better work.
And just for the record, most Japanese don't eat whale anymore. And those 25 people took on a few ships now and again, not an entire country. If the entire country were out whaling, it would be a lot less crowded here!! :-)
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peachy871
No it's not, guest. So what if it costs Japan in image and prestige? Did SS actually save any whales? I don't think so. Did SS come out smelling like a rose? Nope, they cost themselves in image as well. So, both sides look like idiots. No whales got saved. And worse, SS isn't truly doing anything to change the status quo...they just run around trying to look cool in a flashy dingy being totally unproductive with regard to making any kind of real change. The rules have to change and have to be enforced. Until SS sees that, they don't live up to whatever moral high ground they think they are on. So yeah, both sides look like idiots and both look bad.
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peachy871
If anything, the Sea Shepherd is desensitizing people. Most people just shake their heads and think they are all just a bunch of attention seeking idiots playing very dangerous games. They are losing interest in what that organization claims they are trying to say. Real change has to happen and Sea Shepherd is unbelievably ineffective. So what if they temporarily slow down a ship now and again? What has changed??? Absolutely nothing. All that money and no results.
The appeal needs to go to the powers that be. Throwing stink bombs like bratty kids on the schoolground ain't cutting it, folks. Aggressive bullying and intimidation obviously isnt't working either. More effective controls need to be rolled out for each species of whale, even for whale species that are not endangered, to ensure they don't become so. The IWC created the rules but essentially has no power to enforce them. They should have more power in order to actually enforce the regulations of its moratorium and then in the future maintain that power so that the whale populations that do stabilize do not decline so sharply ever again.
These are the things that conservation groups should be pushing hard for and lobbying for. If you have something to stand up for, stand up for it and shout it out. Fight for it. Educate people and open their eyes. Zipping around in a multi-million dollar boat throwing things, harassment, vandalism and playing chicken with a gigantic, cumbersome steel ship hasn't gotten much of a message out nor has it helped too many whales if you ask me.
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peachy871
SM2 had been harassed by AG for hours.
SM2 repeatedly requested AG to stand off.
SM2 was not on a collision course with AG until a few seconds before it happened.
SM2 made a very wrong move by veering toward AG.
AG spent hours circling and harassing SM2.
AG repeatedly maneuvered their vessel dangerously close to SM2.
AG had their vessel idle until seconds before collision, when they fired up their engines and moved forward rather than reverse as they claim.
AG made a very wrong move by moving more directly into the path of SM2.
Sea Shepherd is doing a crap job of protecting one of the most sentinent beings on Earth and a crap job of protecting the people who are willing to take up their cause.
The fault lies with both parties. No one gets to play martyr here.
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peachy871
I do still feel that the SM bears some of the blame but the AG bears more of the blame. Its antics are dangerous and do little for their cause.
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peachy871
Annoying the h*** out of people for whom this is a livelihood and for whom it has been a part of their culture for a couple thousand years isn't the place to go to get it stopped or at least under control.
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peachy871
I am sure many have sympathy for whaling protesters but few have sympathy for the Sea Shepherd organization. I indeed don't agree with whaling but I also think SS is totally counterproductive, spending millions of dollars on flashy boats, laser lights, acids, nets, ropes, sensationalized publicity, etc. rather than really getting the word out about what is fact and what is fiction, lobbying for change and pushing the powers that be to actually take action.
Making a real change rather than showing off would be money well spent.
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peachy871
sarcasm...you are correct, they possibly panicked and moved forward instead of throwing it into reverse as they claimed to the media. However, they were the ones that put themselves that dangerously close to a much larger vessel who had been, for hours, telling them to ship off. Again...the SM should never have veered toward the smaller vessel like that, even as a scare tactic. But the AG should not have moved into the path of oncoming vessel...and if it was an error due to panic on their part, they need to a) keep their distance and b) have someone more level-headed in control if they plan to take life-threatening risks like that.
Guest, you are correct that a boat cannot turn if it isn't moving, however, they moved themselves forward but claimed to all the world that they had put 'er in reverse. And no, a sea vessel does not need to be moving forward in order to go backward....
The AG shares the blame with the SM on this one, no doubt about it.
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peachy871
Both parties in this accident were wrong. Very wrong. The SM did veer toward the AG...very easy to see in footage from both sides. And also blatantly easy to see was that the AG lurched itself forward, under its own power toward the SM. Both parties made stupid moves at the same time and it fortunately resulted in only a minor accident. I would put a little more of the blame on the AG though. They have been doing this for years and years and they knew exactly what they were doing with regard to P.R. but not so sharp on the way they handle their safety and the safety of others at sea.
The Japanese ship was not the victim here but neither was the SS boat.
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peachy871
Somebody's gonna have some 'splainin to do when they get back to the Batcave!
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peachy871
Patrick Smash...that is a great idea. Re-open commercial whaling for Japan...in its own waters only. Would save a lot of whale's lives. And would allow for policing of the waters to stop idiots in little boats from playing cat and mouse with much, much bigger ships.
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peachy871
If they stepped foot on the whaler, doesn't that mean they boarded of their own free will??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzXXmcMUwjI&NR=1
Then, once aboard, Sea Shepherd starts claiming that the Japanese are detaining their crew members illegally. But didn't they just board the Japanese ship illegally?? I am so confused. It does look like they got a little roughed up at first. I am not a supporter of whaling but if you are working on a ship that has been constantly tailed by another ship whose crew constantly threw projectiles, stink bombs, laid nets to get tangled in your propellers, etc., and your ship is suddenly boarded by these guys, wouldn't you worry about your safety until you knew they weren't there to actually hurt you??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxk56ZEQSoE&NR=1
And once you realized it was all good, you would probably relax a little.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0-y-Jvy5Uk (Only worth watching from 1:15 to 3:10 then from 4:36 to end)
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peachy871
I don't think the activists are claiming it is illegal. They are just against it entirely. There is a legal loophole that allows Japan to whale for the sake of "research". While I am sure they are doing some research, I am sure we would all agree there is an ulterior motive.
I remember the protest a couple of years ago. It was not the Ady Gil but the protesters were Sea Shepherd folk. And they weren't beaten or harmed (wasn't that the incident where they tried to claim being tied to a pole on deck or something??); they were treated quite well, fed and given warm clothes or blankets or some such. I might be thinking of another incident to what Cleo mentioned, but it was something that there was footage of.
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peachy871
Wouldn't a pen and paper be cheaper?? lol
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peachy871
When was that?
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