"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
...
> Stu wrote:
>>
>> Watch the video, the smaller boat accelerated at the last minute into the
>> larger ships way, the bigger ship had no other option but hitting it,
>> seems
>> they deliberately wanted a confrontation.
>
> The only reason they do this is that Sea Shepard
> needs to raise funds. They need to show that
> they are doing something. Staging a collision
> is the most effective way of doing that.
>

In 2009, the Sea Shepherd society deprived Japan of fully 1.3 of their
quota. That is not just talk, ti is real action. And those people really
do put their lives on the line for their cause.

> It's sort of like the campaign against the
> harvest of seals in Canada. A few decades ago,
> an "environmentalist" group hired somebody to
> skin a live baby harp seal on camera. This made
> for massive propaganda against the seal harvest,
> but more importantly was a major fundraiser for
> the organization.
>
> Different animal, different country, same tactic,
> same motivation. Same level of honesty.

Not hardly. You simply know nothing about what you speak.

Paul