Whaling - WHY?!

Feb 26, 2007 15:24

[This was not meant to be a rant, but it descended into one. Sorry. That does rather lesson its academic credibility, but there you go. It's also bloody long - meep, you know me *looks sheepish*.]

I've been reading up again on that ecological pirate of the high seas, the Nisshin Maru.

For those of you that don't know, that is the whale hunter (sorry ( Read more... )

everyday humdrum, bloody furious

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aidansean February 27 2007, 15:46:42 UTC
international community (an odious little word, community - one never knows entirely what it means)
I've always taken it to mean "There are other people/constructs to consider." and nothing more. Maybe you should replace "international community" with "group containing nations ( ... )

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one_to_tango February 27 2007, 16:21:44 UTC
Ah, but what about areas that are disputed, and demand their independence (often with good reason, until politicians get involved, and others who don't have a clue what the phrase "self-determination" mean).

E.g. Chechnya, Nagorno-Karabakh, Western Sahara, Transnistria, Puntland, Somaliland, South Ossetia, Taiwan even!, Palestine, Kosovo,...

And I'm still not sure mixing set theory or whatever it is with international politics is a good idea :s

Also, you actually read that mother of a post?! You beautiful schmuck!

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