Paul Watson, risking his life to save the planet
The man is hugely inspirational. While the rest of us are getting on with making more money, dealing with our domestic world, and stressing over the day’s shopping, he’s risking his life to save the planet.
Paul Watson and his volunteers go into treacherous conditions in the Antarctic, on highly dangerous missions to stop the aggressive, bloody, Japanaese whaling fleet from brutally killing humpback and fin whales. These butchers use harpoons which explode the whales organs and decimate their bodies for around 35 minutes of excruciating, unimaginable pain. “ I cannot abide doing nothing, “ is Paul’s maxim.
Consequently, his is the only ship down there trying to stop this illegal atrocity which no government is willing to bother with, even though the Japanese are contravening all the laws and treaties in place. Paul, a Canadian, founded Greenpeace, but left because they don’t believe in direct action, and quite rightly in my view, he calls them nothing more than a feelgood organisation. He is a modern day pirate of the high seas and his clients are the whales, dolphins, seals and all marine life.
His next mission, which launches on December 7th, will see him take the most dangerous steps of his brave life – in a new fast vessel he will try to intercept the harpoon boats and position himself between them and the 36,000 kilogram whales, the creatures known for their intelligence and renowned for their extraordinary, complex songs. He has told the crew that they must be willing to die for the whales as that is exactly what could happen. He believes that each of us can make a difference, that great change comes about with indviduals who channel their passion, and I firmly believe this too, as with my Campaign to stop the Slaughter of Leatherback Turtles. One small step, and the belief, is the way to get there.
The following is a audio clip of my recent interview with Paul Watson:
November 6th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
Thanks for posting. There is a clear divide on this planet: on one side of which are those who, being devoid of knowledge and a conscience, believe that absolutely everything in this world is a resource for their self amusement and everything is subservient to their desires. On the other are those who know life or are aware of the rhythms of nature and our role within it. The latter know a love beyond themselves. The former are self serving parasites who weren’t raised properly by their parents.
November 7th, 2009 at 12:05 am
Thanks for your comment. There’s also somewhere in between, even a modicum of caring and awareness, and a good will towards animals and sea creatures would go a long way towards making things better.
November 9th, 2009 at 7:44 pm
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November 18th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
extremely heroic. Lucky we have ppl like this in the world!