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Originally Posted by discoiskinky
It was stated by someone earlier that the footage was aired on Japanese news quite a bit? Is there a general consensus on the topic from the people of Japan or is it a mixed option?
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I would say the general consensus is that Sea Shepard was in the wrong in this accident. The news presents the statements from Sea Shepard and from the Japanese side and just pretty much shows the footage. There is really little opinion presented over whose fault it is, but the footage is (in my opinion) pretty clear... And will be even more clear to the huge number of people in Japan involved with fishing or operating a sea vessel.
Honestly, I don`t really know anyone who thinks that whaling is the right thing to do, or who believes that it is necessary at all. Anyone Japanese who I have talked about the subject with really feel that the whole thing is silly and that there is no real reason to continue with the program. When meat was tested and it was found that more had been taken than was allowed, there was a ton of outrage IN Japan too. If there was more activism on this front, in actually monitoring without attacking - testing without stealing (as happened in the previous case...), etc - then there would be more people in Japan pushing to have the program put to an end. As it stands, Sea Shepard and the like have made their image so horrible that even the people in Japan who HATE whaling with a passion hesitate to speak out against it because they don`t want to be associated with that time of activist group...