Comments on: Greenpeace Denounces Sea Shepherd Society. Paul Watson Replies…

By: steve

steve — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 09:14:00 +0000

Thea reality of this organization and most other of this kind is they do not see the whole picture just a narrow view. We all need to understand the full situation before we act or take sides and when it comes to the evolution of the animals that inhabit this planet. And look at all sides not just the animals, or the air, or land, or economy, or society, it is all interlinked, just as are past and present are and understanding them is what will allow us to create a better future. And petty squabbling between organizations that are supposed to be non profit and for the same cause is ludicrous. As some people have pointed out the protection of larger population whales such as minke might very well take away from the food sources that the endangered species need to survive, and that a culling of the population may be necessary. But the truly sad thing is we don’t full know yet what the effect will be, saving the world doesn’t mean preserving it as it is now with all the animals and insects the exact same. The planet and it’s ecosystems do and will evolve, some will die off others will flourish, and we need to figure out how to mesh in with it as smoothly as possible. Another point is we are animals too now we are conscious and it should be our responsibility to look after the planet that doesn’t mean we have to live in a vacuum and effect nothing. we may very well be a part of the ecosystems balancing system. Thing is I agree with paul that we shouldn’t have civilizations over 20 thousand, but unfortunately the agricultural revolution already happened and there is no stopping it now. I’d love to have been borne in a tribe in Africa knowing nothing but my ball to kick and my dreams of one day being the leader. no time to sit around and get self righteous and start acting on misinformation and pure emotions with no sense of logic.

sorry for old posting but I need to rant somewhere, and the thing is I don’t know everything, I’m just forming my opinions and researching what I can. But all I know is that I was against whaling until whale wars and mister watson brought it to my attention in such a dirty way it made me look into the issue and realize there was a lot more to the situation than people like paul watson would like to admit.

have a good day and a wonderful life.
sincerely a skeptical but concerned environmentalist
Steve

By: Sandra

Sandra — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:13:03 +0000

Great point TRI, i don’t question greenpeace but we can’t just seat and see how this people are killing our beautiful whales. This is a heart breaking situation and i totally agree with the SEA SHEPPERD i won’t seat and see is time to take action!!! the japanese people hardly are open to listen and understand.

By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:32:47 +0000

The reason greenpeace is not interested in stopping whaling is because if whaling stopped there would be nothing for Greenpeace to advertise to convince people to donate there hard earned money to. its front a fraud a sham and an atrocity i applaud the Sea Shepperd and support everything they stand for and strive to achieve. I am glad someone is finally standing up and showing Greenpeace for what they really are. my only hope is that there message reaches enough people to make a difference. i know for years i lived with the wool pulled over my eyes thinking Greenpeace stood for something and was making a difference and i thank people like Paul Watson for standing up and exposing what they are really about

By: david macdougall

david macdougall — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:19:19 +0000

you can not stop a killer buy having lunch with him! greenpeace is a bunch of little wips.

By: TRI

TRI — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:35:10 +0000

If you saw a pedophile picking up a kid near a school, would you stop, let him get away with the kid, and call the cops? Or would you cut him off, harass him, and even “ram” his car to save the kid from a lifetime of hell?

How you answer that question defines you as either a human being, or something else.

By: Amber

Amber — Fri, 23 May 2008 00:14:57 +0000

Iâ€™m sorry, but I have to disagree with many of the things written in this article. How does being anti-Japanese help the anti-whaling campaigns? Most of the environmental problems of today are global- and that requires global cooperation, and the one of the best way to do this is through political avenues. This requires debates- it is hardly wasting time and money. It keeps political and government avenues open for environmental issues, which in an increasingly globalised world, is of extreme importance.
While a presence in the Southern Ocean physically stopping whalers from killing whales is extremely important, it is a short term solution, that in the long run could prove to be very costly. Greenpeace is interested in a long term solution, which is why they are seeking political avenues to solve the problem. Greenpeace campaign includes high level campaign work and a campaign in Japan, to educate the Japanese people about whaling, so that the Japanese public can put pressure on their own government.
I think it is very important to remember that Greenpeace also has many other important projects, such as climate change, nuclear energy, genetically modified foods and other oceanic issues, such as the overfishing in the Pacific islands. Whaling is just one of the campaigns and the money it collects get distributed to many different areas.
Also, I think Greenpeace and the Sea Shepard simply have different ideas about violent and non-violent protest. Greenpeace is a non-violent organization, and ramming ships, for Greenpeace, is a violent form of protest, regardless of whether someone gets hurt or not.

By: Ashley Friedrich

Ashley Friedrich — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:52:32 +0000

The sanctuary is located at your country. I hope the whole Australian community will be so vigilant in protecting these santuaries. If any Japanese vessel is caught without prior notice before entering the area of responsiblity, should be heavily penalized.

The United Nations should make an immediate action on this serious issues. The world should start to punish Japan for lying:

1.Lying that the whales caught are for research??
2.Outsmarting their buyers that dolphins,sharks meat are whale meats.
3.That the two men they held are terrorists 4.

Japanese from the start has been so ruthless and abusive. I wonder why they dont slaughter and eat themselves and spare these animals.

They havent evolved and it is seen here who are the animals.

AM SO PROUD OF GREENPEACE AND CAPTAIN WATSON!

By: mallory

mallory — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:25:22 +0000

This is quite untrue. Seafood is not allowed on the boats. Strangely, some are meat eaters but most are vegetarian. But seafood is not allowed.

A lot of your comments about greenpeace are wrong too. if you read their campaigns correctly..they did not eat whale meat…they served canned meat to the danish embassy.

Can’t you save your nasty comments for the real environmental criminals?

By: tovorinok

tovorinok — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:37:54 +0000

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By: Vivienne of Heidelberg

Vivienne of Heidelberg — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 03:53:54 +0000

It is a shame these two great anti-whaling organisations can’t agree to differ and work together to fight this evil. Sea Shepherd is a law enforcement agency, and Greenpeace is a protest environmental organisation. With two of them working together and actually supporting each other, they may have a greater support base. Japan’s government is so arrogant they do not need lapping up to. Australia should not allow any Japanese ships into our ports and the navy should stop whaling. The Whale Sanctuary is being left to non-government organisations to patrol – this is the tragedy – and it is hard and expensive to be effective against the great wealth of this Japanese industry.