http://www.cianboland.com/2006/10/24/save-the-whales-you-icelandic-bastards/ A Critique of My Life and Other Miscellaneous Debris Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:24:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.cianboland.com/2006/10/24/save-the-whales-you-icelandic-bastards/comment-page-1/#comment-979 Eoin Wed, 25 Oct 2006 09:17:18 +0000 http://www.cianboland.com/2006/10/24/save-the-whales-you-icelandic-bastards/#comment-979 Cian, Cian, Cian. Look at that picture. That whale is obviously smiling. He's happy to have a nice little sunning session on the pier and will no doubt soon flop back in to the water and swim away. Now let's go for a pint. Cian, Cian, Cian. Look at that picture. That whale is obviously smiling. He’s happy to have a nice little sunning session on the pier and will no doubt soon flop back in to the water and swim away. Now let’s go for a pint.

]]> http://www.cianboland.com/2006/10/24/save-the-whales-you-icelandic-bastards/comment-page-1/#comment-978 Cian Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:15:10 +0000 http://www.cianboland.com/2006/10/24/save-the-whales-you-icelandic-bastards/#comment-978 I think the current Japanese government are interesting in resuming it to appease traditionalists within the ruling party. Again, I think traditionalism influenced Iceland's recent decision and Norway have been whaling for decades, so again it's something of a tradition there too. There exists an argument that the whales eat too many fish, but as far as I'm aware whales mainly eat plancton (I could well be wrong on this point though). I don't really know where the economic incentive of whaling lies; whales killed near Japan are heavily polluted with mercury and other sundry things and there's obviously not much of an export market for whale meat. I suppose they just do it the sake of the domestic food market. Like the Koreans with dogs. I think the current Japanese government are interesting in resuming it to appease traditionalists within the ruling party. Again, I think traditionalism influenced Iceland’s recent decision and Norway have been whaling for decades, so again it’s something of a tradition there too. There exists an argument that the whales eat too many fish, but as far as I’m aware whales mainly eat plancton (I could well be wrong on this point though). I don’t really know where the economic incentive of whaling lies; whales killed near Japan are heavily polluted with mercury and other sundry things and there’s obviously not much of an export market for whale meat. I suppose they just do it the sake of the domestic food market. Like the Koreans with dogs.

]]> http://www.cianboland.com/2006/10/24/save-the-whales-you-icelandic-bastards/comment-page-1/#comment-977 johnmortell Tue, 24 Oct 2006 10:28:57 +0000 http://www.cianboland.com/2006/10/24/save-the-whales-you-icelandic-bastards/#comment-977 While id agree with the basic thrust of your arguement - surely you're misrepresenting the pro side - they're hardly just doing it 'because they can' are they? There must be a proper (if disagreeable) reason..? While id agree with the basic thrust of your arguement – surely you’re misrepresenting the pro side – they’re hardly just doing it ‘because they can’ are they? There must be a proper (if disagreeable) reason..?

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