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There’s some double standards going on here, and as Octafish mentions, way too much virtue signalling. Bleating about whales? Far too many other world issues that tops whales.
As for plastic and waste material, are you aware of the garbage islands / patches in the middle of each of the major oceans? Look it up. Well documented. Can we pressure Greenpeace and the other environmental NGOs to clear those instead?
Norway boosts whaling quota despite international opposition. Norway has announced a 28% increase of its annual whaling quota to 1,278 whales in 2018 in a bid to revive the declining hunt amid international controversy. Whalers have for several years failed to meet the quotas set by Oslo and the number of whaling boats has plunged.
“I hope the quota and the merging of fishing zones will be a good starting point for a good season for the whaling industry,” fisheries minister Per Sandberg said.
Norway does not consider itself bound by a 1986 international moratorium on whaling, to which it formally objected.
In a twist of fate Norwegian boats are catching fewer whales due to global warming as the whales head further away from Norwegian waters where they can find cold water.
And what about the Faroe Islanders’ ritual slaughter of pilot whales that turns sea blood red - up to 1,000 whales are killed every year. Can't recall a thread about this barbaric act on here.
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
I totally understand that protesting against whaling and foxhunting aren't mutually exclusive activities but there's a risk of being accused of double standards by those whaling nations.
We need to be also putting our own house in order.
Just because there are other examples of dubious practices going on it doesn’t invalidate the original point. If someone wants to make a thread about an injustice they see in the world do they now have make threads about every other injustice first, otherwise they get accused of being inconsistent?
Stopping killing whales isn't going to save the planet by itself, but it would be another small step towards being more responsible for it in general. It's also interesting to find that the same sort of vociferous minority is trying to push whaling in Norway when it seems to be declining anyway.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
To be honest, it would cause short term harm and likely long term global benefit from renewable sources and sustainable practice.
Maybe.
Okay, its a long shot, but it wouldn't end the world. Just hurt a lot.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
It would take a bigger thread than this to list the ways in which we exploit and inflict cruelty on the natural world in the drive for cheap products/ food sources. It is right to be indignant about it and I wasn't criticising your point of view but it's a big rabbit hole to go down which is why most people just ignore what's happening and get on with their lives.
Tolerance is nice, eh?