Comments on: Don’t Save the Whales http://chrisabraham.com/2005/04/11/dont-save-the-whales/ Because the Medium is the Message Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:32:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: George Whitehead http://chrisabraham.com/2005/04/11/dont-save-the-whales/comment-page-2/#comment-7188 George Whitehead Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:35:36 +0000 http://chrisabraham.com/?p=223#comment-7188 hi u25a04l4m4mxorc4 good luck hi
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]]> By: baby cakes http://chrisabraham.com/2005/04/11/dont-save-the-whales/comment-page-2/#comment-4038 baby cakes Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:15:40 +0000 http://chrisabraham.com/?p=223#comment-4038 are u one of them old men who have no life so they do horrible stuff like this? SAVE THE WHALES! are u one of them old men who have no life so they do horrible stuff like this? SAVE THE WHALES!

]]> By: Chris http://chrisabraham.com/2005/04/11/dont-save-the-whales/comment-page-2/#comment-4023 Chris Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:42:06 +0000 http://chrisabraham.com/?p=223#comment-4023 Chav (pronounced /?æv/, with 'ch' as in chair) also Charv/Charver (pronounced /???v/) are mainly derogatory slang terms in the United Kingdom for a stereotype fixated on low quality or counterfeit goods. Chav (pronounced /?æv/, with ‘ch’ as in chair) also Charv/Charver (pronounced /???v/) are mainly derogatory slang terms in the United Kingdom for a stereotype fixated on low quality or counterfeit goods.

]]> By: Chris http://chrisabraham.com/2005/04/11/dont-save-the-whales/comment-page-2/#comment-4022 Chris Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:31:27 +0000 http://chrisabraham.com/?p=223#comment-4022 I grew up in Hawaii, Cozmic, and have to tell you that I have actually met whales and green sea turtles. The irony here is that all of these comments bely the fact that people have absolutely no respect for people at all. No respect for anyone outside of some imaginary whale. A whale that probably very few people, besides me, have ever swum with. I am a Divemaster and have been diving (both freediving as well as SCUBA diving) with toothed whales (Pilot), baleen whales (Humpback), and dolphins (Bottlenose), and do recognize that they're gorgeous, amazing, intelligent, beautiful, sentient children of God; however, I think that we are way too too cruel to each other, especially to the PEOPLE around you who really and truly need to be prioritized ABOVE whales or fur seals other things that are OUT THERE. There is plenty of time for OUT THERE after you sort out what to do IN HERE, inside your family. I grew up in Hawaii, Cozmic, and have to tell you that I have actually met whales and green sea turtles. The irony here is that all of these comments bely the fact that people have absolutely no respect for people at all. No respect for anyone outside of some imaginary whale. A whale that probably very few people, besides me, have ever swum with. I am a Divemaster and have been diving (both freediving as well as SCUBA diving) with toothed whales (Pilot), baleen whales (Humpback), and dolphins (Bottlenose), and do recognize that they’re gorgeous, amazing, intelligent, beautiful, sentient children of God; however, I think that we are way too too cruel to each other, especially to the PEOPLE around you who really and truly need to be prioritized ABOVE whales or fur seals other things that are OUT THERE. There is plenty of time for OUT THERE after you sort out what to do IN HERE, inside your family.

]]> By: Cozmic Dreamer http://chrisabraham.com/2005/04/11/dont-save-the-whales/comment-page-2/#comment-4020 Cozmic Dreamer Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:19:02 +0000 http://chrisabraham.com/?p=223#comment-4020 Thats good to hear Chris - 'plastic aint my bag either' I too don't drive a car, I shop locally and haven't flown on a plane in years, I work for a not-for-profit business that promotes green awareness and raises serious issues on social justice. I have three mouths to feed, clothe and educate. I hope that they grow up eco-aware and care deeply about the world around them...however like most kids they will probably rebel against thier hippie tree hugging parents and turn out to be hideous consuming chavs driving 4x4 gas guzzlers and spend thier spare time hapooning whales :) Thats good to hear Chris – ‘plastic aint my bag either’ I too don’t drive a car, I shop locally and haven’t flown on a plane in years, I work for a not-for-profit business that promotes green awareness and raises serious issues on social justice. I have three mouths to feed, clothe and educate. I hope that they grow up eco-aware and care deeply about the world around them…however like most kids they will probably rebel against thier hippie tree hugging parents and turn out to be hideous consuming chavs driving 4×4 gas guzzlers and spend thier spare time hapooning whales :)

]]> By: Chris http://chrisabraham.com/2005/04/11/dont-save-the-whales/comment-page-2/#comment-4017 Chris Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:08:33 +0000 http://chrisabraham.com/?p=223#comment-4017 Well, I give up. So many people think I am an evil whale-killer that I will stop fighting. What do you think I am after you read Don’t Save the Whales? Should I be “harpooned and flayed alive?” Well, for those of you who think I kill whales, here are my favorite whale recipes: http://chrisabraham.com/2008/04/06/cook-the-whale-eat-the-whale/#title Well, I give up. So many people think I am an evil whale-killer that I will stop fighting. What do you think I am after you read Don’t Save the Whales? Should I be “harpooned and flayed alive?” Well, for those of you who think I kill whales, here are my favorite whale recipes:

http://chrisabraham.com/2008/04/06/cook-the-whale-eat-the-whale/#title

]]> By: Chris http://chrisabraham.com/2005/04/11/dont-save-the-whales/comment-page-2/#comment-4009 Chris Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:25:50 +0000 http://chrisabraham.com/?p=223#comment-4009 Cozmic Dreamer! Wow! I, myself, moved to Berlin, live in a little apartment, no longer own a car but have a bike and a monthly train/metro/bus pass. I carry a cotton sack in my pocket in case I go to the shops so that I don't use plastic bags (that end up killing many things in the ocean) and I have not had babies, which are just mouths to feed. Cozmic Dreamer! Wow! I, myself, moved to Berlin, live in a little apartment, no longer own a car but have a bike and a monthly train/metro/bus pass. I carry a cotton sack in my pocket in case I go to the shops so that I don’t use plastic bags (that end up killing many things in the ocean) and I have not had babies, which are just mouths to feed.

]]> By: Cozmic Dreamer http://chrisabraham.com/2005/04/11/dont-save-the-whales/comment-page-2/#comment-4005 Cozmic Dreamer Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:18:53 +0000 http://chrisabraham.com/?p=223#comment-4005 yeah right, and rolled using natural hemp paper bought from an independent newsagents they visited on thier bicycle - or more realistically - a packet of malboro cigarettes bought at a large supermarket chain they drove to in thier fossil fueled car - even though its walking distance from thier homes - but hey ho - why would they care, they are relinquished from carrying any guilt cos they are a member of friends of the earth and greenpeace and want to save the whales. yeah right, and rolled using natural hemp paper bought from an independent newsagents they visited on thier bicycle – or more realistically – a packet of malboro cigarettes bought at a large supermarket chain they drove to in thier fossil fueled car – even though its walking distance from thier homes – but hey ho – why would they care, they are relinquished from carrying any guilt cos they are a member of friends of the earth and greenpeace and want to save the whales.

]]> By: Chris http://chrisabraham.com/2005/04/11/dont-save-the-whales/comment-page-2/#comment-4001 Chris Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:51:36 +0000 http://chrisabraham.com/?p=223#comment-4001 Wow, Cozmic, I think I am crying here. Of course, those cigarettes would need to be American Spirits. Wow, Cozmic, I think I am crying here. Of course, those cigarettes would need to be American Spirits.

]]> By: Cozmic Dreamer http://chrisabraham.com/2005/04/11/dont-save-the-whales/comment-page-2/#comment-4000 Cozmic Dreamer Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:18:18 +0000 http://chrisabraham.com/?p=223#comment-4000 I love this kinda typical hypocracy - I work with environmentalists that rant daily about the destruction and pollution of our planet and how we should ‘all be doing our bit to combat global warming and reduce pollution’ - but when it comes to closer at home they wouldn’t think twice about sitting there puffing away a packet of 20 cigarettes with a baby under thier arm - pollute the world - hell no - pollute my childrens lungs - hell who cares! - this article is spot on, I see this attitude everyday within the ‘green’ community that I work in, it seems that these people are missing the point its not about ‘not saving the whales’ its about double standards and how people find helping a outside cause so much easier than actually facing the fight within. I love this kinda typical hypocracy – I work with environmentalists that rant daily about the destruction and pollution of our planet and how we should ‘all be doing our bit to combat global warming and reduce pollution’ – but when it comes to closer at home they wouldn’t think twice about sitting there puffing away a packet of 20 cigarettes with a baby under thier arm – pollute the world – hell no – pollute my childrens lungs – hell who cares! – this article is spot on, I see this attitude everyday within the ‘green’ community that I work in, it seems that these people are missing the point its not about ‘not saving the whales’ its about double standards and how people find helping a outside cause so much easier than actually facing the fight within.

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