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21 Dec 2012, 4:23 pm

ruveyn wrote:
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How was that wonderful?They can eat tofu not whales.


The whales are in nature and on the high seas. One should be able to hunt them at will. They are wild animals.


The Japanese claim it is for scientific research (the U.N. allows for thst).


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22 Dec 2012, 8:24 am

Warsie wrote:
ruveyn wrote:
Misslizard wrote:
How was that wonderful?They can eat tofu not whales.


The whales are in nature and on the high seas. One should be able to hunt them at will. They are wild animals.


The Japanese claim it is for scientific research (the U.N. allows for thst).


The U.N. neither owns nor rules the high seas. That is a Common Domain, open for all mankind. The only activities that nations may attack on the High Seas is piracy and warfare. The Whales are prey, not combatants in a war, so whaling is not warfare and it is not piracy either. Also the whales are not a vital food source and they are no longer a vital fuel source or chemical stock. So there is no basis other than pure eco-phreak sentimentality for protecting the whales against extinction. I will make a small bet. No one will take even a baby step to prevent the extinction of the rats. But whales are lovable and rats are not.

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