The governments of the world, including our own, have done nothing to halt or slow the Japanese "scientific" whale hunts in the Antartic whale sanctuary. The methods of the whalers have been routinly condemned by our own government as being inhumane (as well as by many other nations and NGO's) and a violation of territorial soverignty.

However nothing has been done.

Do the ends justify Sea Shepards means? No. However, the autor's ability to overlook the issues leading to the militancy of Sea Shepard, while attempting to villify other organisations, such as Green Peace and tbe Humane Society by association (Watson is quoted as calling Green Peace the "Avon ladies of the environment movement") is at best an oversight, and at worst a galllering ommision.

The easiest way to stop the militancy is to demonstrate to groups like Sea Shepard, that negotiations and diplomacy can work. Australia and it's government must become more proactive in opposing the whale hunt.

Yes, I see now; Kill the Man- Save the whale- Human rights out- Whale rights in- Slain the man who defies the toxins of Environmentalism , and I’m sure we can squeeze something in about he Palestinian issue in there somewhere.

How about a bit of Cultural Tolerance guilt to those that consume whale meat, and drop the racist bigotry.

Or does that not apply when referring to Whales or animals

Hay, that sounds different?

I think some psychiatrist’s will become awfully wealthy with the abundance of Nut cases and their intellectual paradigms.

Another growth industry.

Yawn, yet another econo-christian fundamentalist earning brownie points with the creeps further up the heirarchy by pedalling shlock-horror. Looks to me like Mr Wyld could do with some sun and fresh air, he should get out of Boys Town a bit more, maybe then he'd learn how useless Law and politicans are for protection/Stewardship of gods creation (a christian duty, so i've heard, but sadly not one guaranteeing Liberal preselection in the more corpulent 'burbs).

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Pity the poor beleaguered humans! They are such an incredibly endangered species. Luckily for the voiceless humans, you are here to ensure their continued survival! Get a grip.

Racism is bias against RACE, not beliefs, choices or actions. Since there is no gene responsible for an uncontrollable urge to kill whales, defying whalers is not racism. The Japanese could make different choices, and still remain fully Japanese. Their culturally ingrained insistence on defying world opinion to promote obsolete nationalism is fair game for criticism.

Nice try playing the histrionics-in-your-face card. Try a rational argument, and maybe you'll win more points.

Taking a stand against Japanese (& others) whaling programs may have merit.

But do the same people who rail & pose about the Japanese also give equal attention to native Americans & native Australian hunting endangered dugong & whales, with modern technology?

[ Now that would be asking too much -shut-up Horus you racist swine!

You are asking the wrong question: why is it that diplomacy, entreaties, requests, etc ad infinitim, are not working? Perhaps if there could be some faith placed in these, what the Sea Shepherd is doing may not be necessary. Of couse faith can only be placed in them when they demonstrate they are useful tools. Should you perhaps, more rightfully, turn your attention to this? It would be too hypocritical for words to take action against the Sea Shepherd when action won't be taken against the larger problem, don't you think?
I personally don't see what other action can be taken to shake out the complacency - exactly what you are showing. Go the Sea Shepherd!
arcticdog