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[delfi_waveform]

I watched The Cove lastnight. What a hard thing for a dolphin lover like me to watch even though I knew what I would see. Dolphins are sentient beings and don't deserve the treatment we inflict on them individually and as a species. I reiterate my vow never to go to another dolphinarium and every time I feel I need to remind myself I'll just watch

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[0rcinus]

It's probably the biggest reason that aliens haven't contacted us yet.

[delfi_waveform]

Alien: "They're barbarians! Why risk loosing them on the galaxy? They'll destroy life where ever they find it."

Some of us are ready, but we still have a long, long way to go.

[longbottle]

Our lack of empathy for other living things never ceases to amaze or disgust me. We really are just thuggish monkeys with big sticks, aren't we?

[delfi_waveform]

I knida think we deserve Hollywood's hostile aliens scenario. Maybe we will grow up some before then, I hope. We can't even manage our own homeworld. How can we even think of colonies?

That was one think I liked about Brin's books. Humanity feels extremely guilty for the stuff we have done and is judged by galactic society on how well we manage a planet.

[moth_wingthane]

That is going to be a tough movie to watch.

[delfi_waveform]

It was tough for me. Aqua has the list of expletives and exclamations I sent him as I watched the movie. I applaud Ric O'Barry for his courage even if he did break the law. Though he never fired a shot or harmed anyone. What Japan is doing is far worse than a little tresspassing.

[longbottle]

I consider myself to be pretty stoic and level-headed. But I don't know if I've the stomach for The Cove. I might just start murdering Japanese people indiscriminately.

I had dared to hope that Japan had learned something in the last 20 years. I was wrong.

[delfi_waveform]

I had thought that they had learned something from the events of Aug. 8 and Aug. 14 1945. All they learned from us is Exploit! Exploit! Exploit! Sell! Sell! Sell!

There would not be a dolphin slaughter if the fishermen weren't getting paid 350000 USD for the attractive phins.

[longbottle]

Ah, good 'ol capitalism. Greed really does make the world go 'round, doesn't it?

The biggest step in the right direction is getting dolphins recognized as NHPs (non-human persons) and legally protected in the same way people are. That would also eliminate the aquarium industry's captivity programs at the same time.

[delfi_waveform]

I agree but someone would still harvest them until they get a UN representative. But that would be one hell of a long election/dominance fight.