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Scairp

(2,749 posts)
5. That really outraged me
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 01:30 PM
Feb 2013

When I heard the government of Japan had diverted money for rebuilding the areas devastated by the earthquake and tsunami, I was extremely pissed because we gave money for that. Now, we gave our money through the Red Cross but still, I felt used because I give money to Sea Shepherds for their work to stop the Japanese whaling fleet each season as well. The international community has not done enough to stop whaling and they need to do more. You would think an island nation would have more respect for the sea and the creatures living in it than the Japanese display. I don't get it. They are also working very hard to wipe out blue fin tuna, so between the whaling and the overfishing and the annual dolphin slaughter, they need to figure out how exactly they would like to be perceived by the world because so far it isn't in the best light.

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