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

By: andric au

andric au — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:17:33 +0000

its total bs that the minister of japanese fishing industries iis saying that pete bethune will be punished sevrely. they call that fishing. its whaling. not fishing

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:56:53 +0000

Honestly I have, and continue to, support both Greenpeace and the Sea Shepherds… but I have to agree with Captain Watson… while you’re “keeping the channels of communication open” whales are dying. At some point you have to decide EXACTLY what your goal is. Is it to negotiate with the Japanese with the hopes of getting them to lessen their number of whale kills (good luck verifying that) or is it to put them out of business !!!! I side with tangible, meaningful immediate actions. And so my financial contribution will be divvied accordingly!

Good luck Captain Watson
If I was younger and had the financial wherewithal… I’d be on board with you !

By: Robspace1

Robspace1 — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 19:32:23 +0000

Great information and I will never donate another dollar to Greenwimps. These guys do nothing! When was the last time you saw them really getting in the way of these whale killers? They have become showboaters and donation leaches. I expect to see them on the street corner with signs saying-” Will Save Whales For $$$$.” Make them show us where all that money goes. They can’t! Sea Shepperd can.

They added two new boats and are out there on the front lines actually stopping these killers.The Greenthieves need to get out of the way. Park their luxury ships, or better yet, sell them and give the money to Sea Shepperd. This group is making a difference-they need our support now!

By: Justin Holden

Justin Holden — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:52:15 +0000

Editor’s note: Posted for comic relief…

You are an eco-terrorist your action are no better than Al-qaeda
There are better ways to resolve this issue than direct confrontation
When you are asking to negoiate with someone do you punch them in the face first then ask to talk?

With all the money that is being sent to both orgainsation whay hasn’t anyone spent this money on conling research so that we can just clone millions more Whales

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:02:21 +0000

I sent this to Peter Garret. Perhaps others could use it to do the same.
Cheer and keep up the good work Sea Shepherd
Phil

Mr Garret
Prior to my retirement, I spent the last 20 years teaching young men about the environment with units on areas that included Antarctica. One of the important components in the development of young men was that they also needed to be true to their beliefs and develop an inherent value system that required aspects of courage and respect for self and others. I am so very discouraged with regard to the incident in Australian waters where Japanese vessels are poaching our (sic) whales with no direct response by this government except for the actions of the Sea Shepherd. We should not be in a position where a private organisation is undertaking what should be accomplished by the representatives (government) of our country. I understand that you feel that you are confined by political implications/rmifications, but at what point are you prepared to stop, stand up and turn back to your fundamental principles. Remember Mr Garret, in the long view of history, we are judged by our ability to take a stand. You face a harsh choice and will be judged not only by the Australian public, but more importantly by yourself in the fullness of time when you look back on these times. If this was a ship catching Pantagonian Tooth Fish in Australian waters, what would you do? Why are whales judged any differently? Yes, Australian government action could be damaging, but so have the actions of so many men of principle over the generations as they stood up for what they believed in. Both you and Mr Rudd made declarations in the period before the elections with regard to this issue, honour yourself and your fellow Australians by not accepting the actions of the Japanese. When you are no longer in office, it will be too late.

Demonstrate to yourself and your fellow Australians that you are a man of principle. The Japanese will not accept anything less than direct action. And no, this does not require violence, merely intervention and as they appear to be poaching, nothing different than we have already done in the past to protect our interests and sovereignty.

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.