Watson a Hypocrite?

Paul claims to be fond of pointing out hypocrisy by government bodies, the IWC and Greenpeace, among others.

So, how much did the Captain´s quarters cost to outfit on the ´'Farley Mowat'?

How come all the diehard vegans worship Watson the Carnivore?

Who owns the 'Farley Mowat'? Hint: not Sea Shepherd.

Who 'bravely faced the consequences of his acts' by fleeing authorities in two countries this year?

How much does it cost to outfit your living room?

Because they recognize an effective activist when they see one.

Hint: Yes they do. Read about it at http://www.seashepherd.com/aboutus/fleet/o- warrior.html

'In August 1996, thanks to contributions from our members, Sea Shepherd International purchased a new long-range, ice-class, heavy-duty, conservation enforcement ship.

The ship was purchased in Edinburgh, Scotland, from a Norwegian company. As with the Mirage before her, we set up a bogus company to buy the ship. The Norwegians were furious of course when they realized that we had hoodwinked them again.'

This was the 'Ocean Warrior' which has been renamed the 'Farley Mowat' in honor or the author.

Hint: Any eco-activist knows that it is far more effective to stay active than to languish in jail. Try it sometime, Jason, and see how much activism you get accomplished in jail.

Aggressive action is not always appreciated by the man in any country. Before you turned to the dark side, you knew that Jason.

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Sure, but they're not seeing one. Watson has done zip except provide some light entertainement in the news (and endangered the lives of more than a few people).

We were? Never even heard of this before now.

You should ask Nelson Mandela that.

So he says. I don't believe him.

Uh huh. It wasn't written by Watson himself, was it?

His actions haven't saved any whales at all.

'Squid pro quo'?

You have no way of knowing that. His imprisonment made him a focus point, and that's valuable in itself. Besides, you don't think he sat with his hands in his lap durinng his stay in prison, do you? That prison island was often referred to as a university. Want to guess why?

What anti-social behaviour.

You must have been bullied at school

I don't believe you either. Want to post some links?

Now you're being silly. Watson's antics tend to end up in our media - at least when he's in our waters.

Making a big deal of Norway's socialism only makes you look like a fool - just like anything else you write here.

How so?

Why?

He certainly provides more entertainment.

Of course he would. But that's beside the point.

He had lots of media attention when he was in prison in the Netherlands(?), waiting to be transferred to Norway.

'Here' being in the US, I assume?

Gee.. I wonder why Norway would come up in a discussion when you're around...

US citizens aren't known to be very knowledgable about the world outside the US borders. In fact, you guys are known to be rather ignorant of the world outside your borders.

Of interest to anyone in the US anyway.

But you can just keep on enforcing that stereotype of the ignorant yankie buffoon. No skin off my back.

Gee.. what does the US gov do with all the money they have? Schools, roads, hospitals, etc, maybe?

As you've just demonstrated, a Ph.Ds. doesn't automatically make you knowledgable of foreign politics. Expertise in one area doen't transfer to expertise in all areas.

So who cares?

The average Joe can't even find the US on a map.

'Evil'? Well, this only enforces my opinion of anti-whalers as a bunch of semi-religious nutters.

So you might think that our press is biased against the anti-whalers? May I then suggest that most of our journalists probaply are just as well informed about and interested in whaling as any random citizen of any random country in the world. You would have to dig deep to find a Norwegian who is actively interested in the whaling issue. At least that is my impression, and living in this country, I think it is quite valid.

I would like to say something here, but I think I will rather keep it to myself, and let anyone who wants guess what I think about that.

No? Really? We are a country of four million inhabitants, which is smaller than most of you cities. The only thing drawing international attention to us is whaling. And you think you need to tell me that we are unknown and evil in the US? Hah!

And since I know nothing at all about politics, I would very much like to know what a socialist country is..... Why people are so concerned about taxes, is far beyond my range of understanding. It would seem people are afraid the are going to have too little money to spend on useless shit. No, I don't pay taxes yet. But I am not going to whimper about our high taxes the day I do. And yes, this is getting far out of topic.

And what is a Ph.D? Does a Ph.D know a lot about Norway? Then they should rather call it something like a No.R.

Maybe you can ask Bush to create and 'Axis of evil whaling countries'?

So we are evil socialists then? Now I feel bad. The evil part comes from anti-whalers, and all I know about socialism is that it is some sort of poltics. Is that really all?

I was thinking about Paul.

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Who cares? ORCAForce is part of SSCS. (Sea Shepherd's Oceanic Research and Conservation Action Force). Always has been.

That would all make sense, yes.

Why should he answer you?

Before you start crunching numbers, a correct question to ask is whether SSCS member funds directly finance Misty Fjords 'resort' (if that is the correct name). If not, then the statement is irrelevant and intended to inflame.

I suppose so. I really don't know what your infatuation is with Paul Watson's girlfriends. You seem to have a very odd interest in other peoples love lives....makes you sound like a National Inquirer hack.

Are you on drugs again?

True. But part of the relevance of a fact is whether anyone cares about it or not. It is a fact that dust settles on top of my door jams, but who cares? It is a fact that you are infatuated with Paul Watson and babble on about him at length. But does anyone care??

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More incoherent babble.

> Cappy is a charlatan on so many levels, and all you do with

Ah, that's right. You merely claim there is a coverup and it is so. You have delusions of power.

I wouldn't give you the time of day, let alone buy something from you. Besides, I'm busy now rereading Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.

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