New doco shows insight into Sea Shepherd

05 Dec 2010 10:54p.m.

oneofmany wrote:

@dumby David R Normally David's r quite clever people - guess you missed the boat on that one buddy. '46 miss-informed' ???? More like 4.6million dedicated (well informed) supporters. Its a numbers game and your kind are out-gunned and out numbered buddy - we 'urban lives' or high lives as opposed to low lives like you, have the time and the money to support good causes like SSCS. If you are are a fishermen - sorry life is a bitch, then you will know we are are fast running out of fish, they also getting smaller and less healthy. Wake up dopey David, especially if you have a family that relies on that 'brain' of yours to any extent. Watson has access to wealth - the organisation has a very smart legal, press and money machine behind it (involving multi millionaires) - every successful organisation has to have this. Watson himself is not rich!!! All charities pay their executives very highly. The fact that Watson gets paid is nothing unusual and it is minuscule for what he does. Who ever replaces Watson will be now different. Watson is not Sea Shepherd - the organisation is a lot more complex than you can imagine. Thats why it has so much support, because it can get things done. To go up against the japanese and their mafia run government, the endless number of poachers in the Galaps, the closed, incestuous societies of the Faroevians and the mafia of the West Indies to name but a few, takes some mettle. Watson and the organisation are amazing. If Watson is ever put in jail I will personally see to it that he lives like a king there.

01 Mar 2010 01:56p.m.

Dmitry wrote:

Year after year the Sea Shepherd is able to gather a volunteer crew from all over the world, including from Japan, and not just deluded well-wishers and naive enthusiasts: but former Marines, helicopter pilots, mechanics, professional divers etc. People who are quick to badmouth the Sea Shepherd either have no concern about the marine life or are themselves complicit in its destruction, likely by making money off it. It's like thieves crying "Thief!" to divert attention. Swiler: 5 out of 10 the highest paid CEOs don't have a college degree (Michael Dell, Steve Jobs). Bill Gates, a Harvard dropout, got an honorary one in 2007.

28 Feb 2010 05:49p.m.

David R wrote:

What we have here is 46 miss-informed, although well meaning, people from many different walks of life all over the world who have no idea of making a living from the oceans in favor of any cause which tugs the most hearts and pays the most,,,something which they, in their urban lives, know nothing about. They've put their lives and freedom at risk in rust-bucket pirate ships for the interest of Paul Watson's lifestyle. They've survived by luck only but have made him very, very wealthy and respected (?) by a handful of Hollywood has-beens who pay his way.

28 Feb 2010 03:47p.m.

Dan wrote:

Nathaniel, the film follows Sea Shepherd, not Greenpeace, and you'd be surprised how different the two groups are. As for your "they're not going to show anything they don't want us to see" point, they (Sea Shepherd) had no editorial control. Andrew O'Hehir, who's a highly respected reviewer for Salon.com said, "Wherever your sympathies lie, 'At the Edge of the World' is a terrifically exciting yarn, full of appealing and sometimes exasperating characters and breathtaking, daredevil cinematography... Still, the film isn't exactly agitprop; if you're inclined to believe that Sea Shepherd's tactics are reckless and irresponsible, nothing here is likely to change your mind. What I see here is 46 people from many different walks of life all over the world who have rejected a life of passive, snarky Internet citizenship in favor of something much more vigorous, and dangerous. They've put their lives and freedom at risk in rust-bucket pirate ships in the vastness of the Southern Ocean. They've survived fear and icebergs and violent seasickness and saved the lives of hundreds of whales. They've seen Antarctica and had a life-transforming experience."

28 Feb 2010 02:50p.m.

Humanities finest wrote:

Andy, who are the victims of humanity other than other human beings? A whale is not a victim of humanity any more than a cow or a tree is.

If its a choice between a starving child in Africa and a Whale, kiss the whale goodbye.

28 Feb 2010 11:10a.m.

Andy wrote:

The problem with "Human" charities Swiller, is that they support humans. The human race as a whole doesn't need charity - it's flourishing - it's the victims of 'humanity' - both direct and indirect - that need our charity.

28 Feb 2010 10:22a.m.

Nathaniel wrote:

Of course the doco team were there with the eco-terrorists (oops, i mean greenpeace) so they're not going to show anything they don't want us to see. I don't think this will be very informative at all, just a bunch of overinflated propoganda.

28 Feb 2010 10:02a.m.

cyril wrote:

The silly foot soldiers like Bethune may be volunteers But Watson is making money hand over fist.
Like the religious evangilists the eco evangilists rely on peoples ideology and gullability to do there work and to suck large quantities of money into there bank accounts.
Look at SeaShepherds web site there are links for donations all over it.
Financially sinking the Ady Gil is probably the biggest windfall Seashepherd has ever had with people donating all over the show. If you collect ten million, put ine in your pocket you can claim you hardly keep any money.

28 Feb 2010 08:56a.m.

Dan wrote:

Swiler, if you see the film you'll come away with a much better understanding of Sea Shepherd and its volunteers, most of whom took some time off from their jobs (12 countries in all) and risked their lives trying to save whales in a sanctuary meant to be protected by the Australian and New Zealand authorities. (I'm not a member of Sea Shepherd but I can tell you that they're based in Friday Harbor near the Canadian border and not in California)

28 Feb 2010 06:24a.m.

Swiler wrote:

SSCS is an eco-terrorist org whose members HAVE been convicted in Canadian courts of various serious crimes. ( Canada does not have 'Felony" crimes..thus the false claims by SS)
Watson is a liar and his fat ego is only exceeded by his Hollywood-steak-stuffed jowls.
Don't be fooled by this faker ( Not a Real Capt..No certificate of competency from any country) The orginizations goals are to make money to support their (his) California lifestyle.

Don't give this bunch anymore of your money..support a Human charity instead.