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Originally posted by yizzel
Originally posted by BluegrassRevolutionary
If Australians really want this practice to end, they are going to have to hit the Japanese where it hurts, in their pocket books. I would suggest a boycott of all Japanese goods.
Japan is a very important export market for Australia. Boycotts from both side would have severe economic consequences.
I agree that if no solution is found, sooner or later someone's going to get hurt.
Lets hope it won't come to this..
Originally posted by Kalrana
As for starting what would end up as a trade war. We would loose out. There is nothing we produce that cant be sourced from other sources.
Originally posted by Kryties
reply to post by ANNED
You can rant and rave all you want about the illegality of what the Sea Shepherds' Steve Irwin was doing but it does not change the fact that the Australian Government ordered Japan to stop whaling in our Australian Antarctic Territory and it refused.
In my mind, and in the mind of the Australian Government, the Japanese are illegally harpooning whales in our waters.
End of Story.
[edit on 6/2/2009 by Kryties]
Originally posted by BluegrassRevolutionary
I really don't think that it would start a trade war. IMO it would serve to educate the Japanese people as to how this practice is viewed by other countries. Essentially, for this to work it would have to not involve the government of Australia. If the Australian government stays out of the movement, a trade war would not ensue.
Originally posted by Kalrana
Any and all hunters and this is what the japanese are doing, hunting, are for sustainable harvest. If theres no whales the whalers are out of a job, a future that no one wants. A small number are harvested, and harvested to rules. And yes there are rules. Generally mothers and calves are avioded if possible to ensure future generations. If a mother is killed the calve is then also killed if it is still reliant on the mother to save it from starving to death. Adult males are the main target . In an ideal situation no females would be shot but ID can be hard.
Originally posted by BluegrassRevolutionary
reply to
With regards to the India analogy, I think that you are missing a large point in this issue. The part that you are missing is not that Australians dislike whaling, it is that they dislike whaling in waters they perceive to be theirs and have set aside as a whale sanctuary. It would be like if Australians began killing cows in the disputed region of Kashmir and then exporting the meat back to Australia or if they sent a "fleet" of cow hunters into India to harvest cows.
Originally posted by bigfoot1212
we have more pressing issues in this world than worrying about the F###ing whales. life will go on without them. maybe we should worry more about humans killing humans than some marine animal? and peta needs to be wiped out like our congressmen do