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SwampYankee · #1 01-11-2010, 09:47 AM

For some reason I felt drawn into the program and found it to be rather entertaining, at least the episodes I've seen. They're a bunch of crazy sons a b!tches, who while I don't necessarily agree completely with, give them credit for having the balls to put themselves in harms way to do what they think needs to be done.

While personally opposed to it, I'm not sure how it's anyone else's business but their own country's. I might have more respect for the Japanese, although probably not, if they didn't harvest the whales under the guise of research and claim the meat is but a mere byproduct of their experiments. Especially given how fast they process the carcass and immediately dispose of the non-edible parts.

Lots of people talk the talk, few walk the walk.

aklim · #2 01-11-2010, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by SwampYankee

For some reason I felt drawn into the program and found it to be rather entertaining, at least the episodes I've seen. They're a bunch of crazy sons a b!tches, who while I don't necessarily agree completely with, give them credit for having the balls to put themselves in harms way to do what they think needs to be done.

While personally opposed to it, I'm not sure how it's anyone else's business but their own country's. I might have more respect for the Japanese, although probably not, if they didn't harvest the whales under the guise of research and claim the meat is but a mere byproduct of their experiments. Especially given how fast they process the carcass and immediately dispose of the non-edible parts.

Lots of people talk the talk, few walk the walk.

Isn't that the essence of vigilantism or a lynch mob? One could also put Bin Ladin in that same group for daring to do something and living the life of a fugitive when all others stood quietly.

#3 01-11-2010, 10:56 AM

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Isn't that the essence of vigilantism or a lynch mob? One could also put Bin Ladin in that same group for daring to do something and living the life of a fugitive when all others stood quietly.

Absolutely, that is exactly how the U.S. government portrayed Bin Ladin and the other "freedom fighters" when their enemy was the USSR. That is also how current americans see their own revolutionary war. History is always written by the victors.

aklim · #4 01-11-2010, 11:05 AM

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Absolutely, that is exactly how the U.S. government portrayed Bin Ladin and the other "freedom fighters" when their enemy was the USSR. That is also how current americans see their own revolutionary war. History is always written by the victors.

Not always. Look at Russian and Japanese history. A lot of "interesting titbits" have been left out.

I'd say that whether a person is a villian or rogue depends on how someone feels about the issue. IOW, if you son stole my money, theft isn't such a big thing and "boys will be boys". OTOH, if my son stole your money, he should be hanged.

Tomorrow, should these heroes turn around and hit something that people feel strongly about, they will change their worship of this person to hatred. I guess it all depends on which direction the wind blows.