tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686197684293838878.post3478711916354963416..comments2023-10-20T12:10:57.135-04:00Comments on The Dolphin's Wink: The Web of Lifedolphinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03818113600435695813noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686197684293838878.post-57547604831743027372012-02-27T03:18:56.640-05:002012-02-27T03:18:56.640-05:00Wow. That's a pretty judgmental comment you l...Wow. That's a pretty judgmental comment you left. And your name is self explanatory, I presume? <br /><br />Thank you for sharing your opinion, however much I differ from it.<br /><br />Cetaceans are sentient, higher intelligent beings. For that reason, I do not support their killing or the eating of them. <br /><br />One can be an animal lover and support sustainability and balance in their diet without being a hypocrite. Obviously our definitions of that term differ greatly. <br /><br />What you had to share were your facts, your reality. And as much as I respect your viewpoints, they are not necessarily mine. I'm sorry to hear you think that b/c of where I stand on this particular issue that I am of no help to the cause. <br /><br />Thank you for taking the time to stop by and to share your thoughts.dolphinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818113600435695813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686197684293838878.post-70126044172489725642012-02-27T01:19:57.407-05:002012-02-27T01:19:57.407-05:00I have no idea what you mean, "I don't pe...I have no idea what you mean, "I don't personally judge those who are 100% or semi-vegetarian, and I certainly hope they don't judge me".<br /><br />By "judge", do you mean "condemn".<br /><br />Here are the facts ...<br /><br />If you want to stop animal suffering, the easiest way to do it is start with your own dinner plate, not tell other people what do to with theirs.<br /><br />If you are still eating animal products, the fruit of animal exploitation and suffering, then you are really no help to the cause. All you do is give the advantage away to the Japanese who point out, "Westerners eat cows and pigs, therefore we can eat dolphins". <br /><br />They are right. There really is very little to no difference.<br /><br />Of course, the organizations that want your money won't tell you this but it is a fact. All you are doing is reinforcing a negative and self-defeating stereotype ... that the dolphin and whale campaigns are unequal; racist and anti-Japanese.<br /><br />You can start become vegan today and start saving the suffering of 90 lives a year doing nothing. If you do not, then you are a hypocrite and the longer your lack of awareness goes on, the deeper into hypocrisy you will go.<br /><br />Then we have to examine the environmental impact not just of your lifestyle but all others that following your lifestyle. By following it you are setting an example to them. <br /><br />Meat eating is not just cruel, it is destroying the environment.<br /><br />Judge you? You judge yourself. These are the facts.hypocrite watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12010618664535563077noreply@blogger.com