Whaling

Seeing that whaling nations are lobbying for bans and restrictions on whaling to be lifted, I sought out the area on the BBC website where you can leave comments. Not that they ever publish my comments. Even bulletin boards that don't screen comments tend to censor me, though, so I figure it doesn't make a lot of difference. The main reason I read the BBC, besides that American news these days tends to pussyfoot even more than the stodgy old Brits, is that I can put their newsfeed in my toolbar in Firefox. Anyway, I was kind of shocked that the debate looked to be about 50/50, lots of people willing to let other people kill and eat the few whales that are left. So here's the comment I left at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/4104044.stm. It may not get published there, but it's sure getting published here! BTW, is anybody reading this?? Hello? Hello?

If we can hunt and eat animals as intelligent and sensitive as whales appear to be, I see no reason why we humans are generally prohibited from eating each other. There's a few billion of us; I think that would be sustainable, and oh so tasty. Of course we should all believe it when whaling nations tell us that whaling is sustainable, just as we believe it when tobacco companies say that smoking cigarettes is healthy and promotes youthful vitality. If you are caught eating whale, by the way, say that it's "just a fluke".