Japan to resume Whaling in 2019

[San Lumen]

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/25/asia/jap ... index.html

Japan has withdrawn from the International Whaling Commission and will resume killing these magnificent creatures for reasons I cannot fathom. Before the whaling commission was formed whales where nearly hunted to extinction.

What is the point of this? Why must humans be so cruel and act like only we matter and other species are this annoyance no one needs?

They were here before us and they share this planet with us and we ought to learn to respect other species instead of being so cruel and heartless towards them.

Your thoughts NSG?

[Aureumterra]

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/25/asia/japan-withdrawal-international-whaling-commission-intl/index.html

Japan has withdrawn from the International Whaling Commission and will resume killing these magnificent creatures for reasons I cannot fathom. Before the whaling commission was formed whales where nearly hunted to extinction.

What is the point of this? Why must humans be so cruel and act like only we matter and other species are this annoyance no one needs?

They were here before us and they share this planet with us and we ought to learn to respect other species instead of being so cruel and heartless towards them.

Your thoughts NSG?

As a native of a country with a great whaling industry, I can confirm that whales are an integral part of some cultures. Here, you can’t go a single month without consuming whale, and the whaling industry supports many of the small coastal towns (for some, it’s their only source of income) Japan is not all technologically advanced fun fun, there are isolated villages that rely on this for food and income

[Alanis Star]

All I can say is "Not again...", and sadly, only negative outcomes from this one.

I would say they would whale so much that the population would decrease, and it's up to the international community to pressure Japan into not killing them once again. Rinse and repeat...

EDIT: Though yes, some people eat whales for a living, like us eating a few animals here and there, but still, eating whales for a delicacy might be a little too far.

[Ors Might]

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/25/asia/japan-withdrawal-international-whaling-commission-intl/index.html

Japan has withdrawn from the International Whaling Commission and will resume killing these magnificent creatures for reasons I cannot fathom. Before the whaling commission was formed whales where nearly hunted to extinction.

What is the point of this? Why must humans be so cruel and act like only we matter and other species are this annoyance no one needs?

They were here before us and they share this planet with us and we ought to learn to respect other species instead of being so cruel and heartless towards them.

Your thoughts NSG?

I imagine some communities rely on whales for sustenance and income. In that case, it’s perfectly understandable why they would want to hunt whales.

[San Lumen]

All I can say is "Not again...", and sadly, only negative outcomes from this one.

I would say they would whale so much that the population would decrease, and it's up to the international community to pressure Japan into not killing them once again. Rinse and repeat...

We shouldn't have too. People ought to stop being so heartless and self centered and think only we as a species matter.

[Freezic Vast]

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/25/asia/japan-withdrawal-international-whaling-commission-intl/index.html

Japan has withdrawn from the International Whaling Commission and will resume killing these magnificent creatures for reasons I cannot fathom. Before the whaling commission was formed whales where nearly hunted to extinction.

What is the point of this? Why must humans be so cruel and act like only we matter and other species are this annoyance no one needs?

They were here before us and they share this planet with us and we ought to learn to respect other species instead of being so cruel and heartless towards them.

Your thoughts NSG?

Because that's who we fucking are.

[Aureumterra]

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/25/asia/japan-withdrawal-international-whaling-commission-intl/index.html

Japan has withdrawn from the International Whaling Commission and will resume killing these magnificent creatures for reasons I cannot fathom. Before the whaling commission was formed whales where nearly hunted to extinction.

What is the point of this? Why must humans be so cruel and act like only we matter and other species are this annoyance no one needs?

They were here before us and they share this planet with us and we ought to learn to respect other species instead of being so cruel and heartless towards them.

Your thoughts NSG?

I imagine some communities rely on whales for sustenance and income. In that case, it’s perfectly understandable why they would want to hunt whales.

Exactly so, as I’ve stated in my first post, many rural villages up here rely on it, I imagine Japan is no different

[San Lumen]

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/25/asia/japan-withdrawal-international-whaling-commission-intl/index.html

Japan has withdrawn from the International Whaling Commission and will resume killing these magnificent creatures for reasons I cannot fathom. Before the whaling commission was formed whales where nearly hunted to extinction.

What is the point of this? Why must humans be so cruel and act like only we matter and other species are this annoyance no one needs?

They were here before us and they share this planet with us and we ought to learn to respect other species instead of being so cruel and heartless towards them.

Your thoughts NSG?

Because that's who we fucking are.

Yeah who needs birds and fish or any other species. Those forests are such an annoyance.

Do species live in the water? Screw them lets dump waste in it.

Long term thinking is something you might try sometime.

People like you are the reason future generations might only know what fish and birds are from books.

[Ors Might]

All I can say is "Not again...", and sadly, only negative outcomes from this one.

I would say they would whale so much that the population would decrease, and it's up to the international community to pressure Japan into not killing them once again. Rinse and repeat...

We shouldn't have too. People ought to stop being so heartless and self centered and think only we as a species matter.

People need to eat Lumen. For some that means having to hunt.

[San Lumen]

We shouldn't have too. People ought to stop being so heartless and self centered and think only we as a species matter.

People need to eat Lumen. For some that means having to hunt.

Eat other things

[Ors Might]

People need to eat Lumen. For some that means having to hunt.

Eat other things

Wow. And you call them heartless.

[San Lumen]

Eat other things

Wow. And you call them heartless.

Why do we have to hunt these creatures anyway? How about we respect other creatures instead of treating them like or an annoyance or beneath us?

[Freezic Vast]

Because that's who we fucking are.

Yeah who needs birds and fish or any other species. Those forests are such an annoyance.

Do species live in the water? Screw them lets dump waste in it.

Long term thinking is something you might try sometime.

People like you are the reason future generations might only know what fish and birds are from books.

You already know this, you don't need to fucking lecture me about because I don't give a damn. I don't need your self-righteous bullshit every fucking time.

[Ors Might]

Wow. And you call them heartless.

Why do we have to hunt these creatures anyway? How about we respect other creatures instead of treating them like or an annoyance or beneath us?

I’m sorry people don’t matter to you as much as whales but some rural communities don’t have the same luxuries as you do. They have to hunt animals in order to have enough to eat.

[Kaggeceria]

Come on, Japan.

China's supposed to be the one destroying the world, not you.

[San Lumen]

Yeah who needs birds and fish or any other species. Those forests are such an annoyance.

Do species live in the water? Screw them lets dump waste in it.

Long term thinking is something you might try sometime.

People like you are the reason future generations might only know what fish and birds are from books.

You already know this, you don't need to fucking lecture me about because I don't give a damn. I don't need your self-righteous bullshit every fucking time.

Im sorry you dont care and that profit and your own creature comforts are all that matter to you at the expense of bees, birds, fish and any other creature on this earth.

People like you are the reason I wish the series Zoo or the book Animal Farm would actually happen.

[Aureumterra]

Why do we have to hunt these creatures anyway?

Have I not made myself clear?

How about we respect other creatures instead of treating them like or an annoyance or beneath us

Humans are omnivores, in nature, it’s hunt or be hunted

[Aureumterra]

Why do we have to hunt these creatures anyway? How about we respect other creatures instead of treating them like or an annoyance or beneath us?

I’m sorry people don’t matter to you as much as whales but some rural communities don’t have the same luxuries as you do. They have to hunt animals in order to have enough to eat.

^This^
Especially true here

[San Lumen]

Why do we have to hunt these creatures anyway?

Have I not made myself clear?

How about we respect other creatures instead of treating them like or an annoyance or beneath us

Humans are omnivores, in nature, it’s hunt or be hunted

And in nature they eat only what they have too. They dont kill for fun or treat other species as a irritant.

[Ors Might]

You already know this, you don't need to fucking lecture me about because I don't give a damn. I don't need your self-righteous bullshit every fucking time.

Im sorry you dont care and that profit and your own creature comforts are all that matter to you at the expense of bees, birds, fish and any other creature on this earth.

People like you are the reason I wish the series Zoo or the book Animal Farm would actually happen.

Says the comfortable liberal looking down on foreign rural communities for needing to hunt.

[Ifreann]

Why do we have to hunt these creatures anyway? How about we respect other creatures instead of treating them like or an annoyance or beneath us?

I’m sorry people don’t matter to you as much as whales but some rural communities don’t have the same luxuries as you do. They have to hunt animals in order to have enough to eat.

Who exactly hunts whales for food as opposed to doing it commercially?

[Loben]

"Fuck you dolphin and whale!" The average Japanese fisherman.

[Freezic Vast]

You already know this, you don't need to fucking lecture me about because I don't give a damn. I don't need your self-righteous bullshit every fucking time.

Im sorry you dont care and that profit and your own creature comforts are all that matter to you at the expense of bees, birds, fish and any other creature on this earth.

People like you are the reason I wish the series Zoo or the book Animal Farm would actually happen.

Then shut the fuck up about it, and stop lecturing me. Why don't you actually fucking do something instead of raising awareness with your armchair activism on a fucking forum? Not my fault we're omnivores, it's hunt or be hunted, get the fuck over yourself.

[Aureumterra]

I’m sorry people don’t matter to you as much as whales but some rural communities don’t have the same luxuries as you do. They have to hunt animals in order to have enough to eat.

Who exactly hunts whales for food as opposed to doing it commercially?

Like every rural coastal village in my country (My parents live in ones of those, so I can confirm as a primary source)

[Ors Might]

I’m sorry people don’t matter to you as much as whales but some rural communities don’t have the same luxuries as you do. They have to hunt animals in order to have enough to eat.

Who exactly hunts whales for food as opposed to doing it commercially?

I believe a poster already stated that their communities did.