Giving the intelligence of whales and the pain they go through when killed by whalers I can side with their cause but I have little support for people prancing about the ocean being dicks to people trying to make a living when they could be doing more good by lobbying and creating awareness.
I support their cause ideologically, just as I support the ALF, but I think that some of their methods are a bit too violent.
Direct action? Sure. Go for it. But don't hurt [B]any[/B] animals through it, including humans.
[QUOTE=Herr Sven;31387617]I support their cause ideologically, just as I support the ALF, but I think that some of their methods are a bit too violent.
Direct action? Sure. Go for it. But don't hurt [B]any[/B] animals through it, including humans.[/QUOTE]
The US Homeland Security classed ALF as domestic terrorists.
All they do is sail around egging other ships, getting lost, losing the ships they follow and act like they have done something after all. When in reality all they have done is waste resources. I watch it on occasion for a good laugh.
They're idiots. Who gives a fuck about whales. I'd give a fuck about whales if the shot at the whalers with actual guns or someshit. I feel bad for the Japs, they're not like "HAHA FUCK YOU WHALE I HOPE THIS HURTS." They're paid to do a job, they're trying to make money so get off their nuts hippie sea shepard losers.
FUCKERU WHALERU!
[QUOTE=POWA KILLERDeux;31389049]The US Homeland Security classed ALF as domestic terrorists.[/QUOTE]
They destroy facilities and equipment. Call me an extremist but I think that direct action can be legitimate if nothing else works as long as you don't hurt any lifeforms. Plus, most of my opinions about the ALF are based at the Swedish group; Djurens Befrielsefront.
[QUOTE=THX1138;31389304]They're idiots. Who gives a fuck about whales. I'd give a fuck about whales if the shot at the whalers with actual guns or someshit. I feel bad for the Japs, they're not like "HAHA FUCK YOU WHALE I HOPE THIS HURTS." They're paid to do a job, they're trying to make money so get off their nuts hippie sea shepard losers.[/QUOTE]
They do shoot it with a real rifle. They do it after they shoot it with a grenade tipped rocket propelled harpoon because the explosion inside its body is never enough to kill it. Sometimes they use two rpg harpoons and still need to unload a rifle into it. Even then it can take over a half an hour to die. It's animal cruelty in one of its worst forms. Systematic industrialized torture.
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[QUOTE=ThisGuy0;31386753]Giving the intelligence of whales and the pain they go through when killed by whalers I can side with their cause but I have little support for people prancing about the ocean being dicks to people trying to make a living when they could be doing more good by lobbying and creating awareness.[/QUOTE]
Whether you like it or not, whale wars is the best thing to happen in the "movement" since the 1986 moratorium.
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[QUOTE=hhcheese;31389235]All they do is sail around egging other ships, getting lost, losing the ships they follow and act like they have done something after all. When in reality all they have done is waste resources. I watch it on occasion for a good laugh.[/QUOTE]
The whalers haven't made a profit in 6 years. Every year they go down with less ships. Last year they left port a week late with no refueling ship and only the bare minimum you need to operate. SS stopped them early and they returned to Japan months before the season ended citing SS as the reason. They want to go down again but the UN just outlawed heavy oil ships from operating around Antarctica, so unless they spend millions to retrofit their factory ship they will be directly breaking UN laws.
They don't do anything though. They just throw stinkbombs and shit.
[QUOTE=LieutenantLeo;31391401]They don't do anything though. They just throw stinkbombs and shit.[/QUOTE]
They hunt down the whalers factory ship. If they can find that they don't need to touch the harpoon ships. They put their ships on the ass of the factory ship so if a harpoon ship comes with a whale, they cannot transfer it because SS is blocking the slipway. The whale decays and becomes useless and they loose money. If they cant transfer whales they won't waste money and RPGs on hunting, chasing, and slaughtering entire pods of whales and will go home empty handed like last year.
They have the right idea, just poor execution sometimes.
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