Comments on: A sad day to be Canadian… http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/2006/03/a-sad-day-to-be-canadian/ The Virtual Investor Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:25:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Geekette http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/2006/03/a-sad-day-to-be-canadian/comment-page-1/#comment-4096 Geekette Mon, 03 Apr 2006 18:17:39 +0000 http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/index.php/2006/03/26/a-sad-day-to-be-canadian/#comment-4096 Actually from my research, it appears that this cull <i>is</i> conducted for the right reasons. I think the bigger problem is the tendency of many people (especially "celebs") to not independently research and verify facts surrounding an issue before forming & acting on their opinions, thus the abundance of <a href="http://akuse.com/Blog/mccartney-seals/" rel="nofollow">what I call cause- or crusade-wankers.</a> After seeing some of the debate between the Mccartneys & Danny Williams (Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador province, where the seal hunt is) on the Larry King show, reading that show transcript online for what I missed, and looking up the issue elsewhere, I found the facts quite different from popular opinion. Even the latest "celeb" on the bandwagon Pamela Anderson admits not having read up on/met/spoken with anyone in the sealing industry but she's still ranting and demanding to meet the Prime Minister who has refused hers and Brigitte Bardot's earlier request (not sure where people get the idea that Canadian PMs do nothing all day therefore have time to meet with anybody who drops by with any agenda that they are currently misinformed on). Actually from my research, it appears that this cull is conducted for the right reasons. I think the bigger problem is the tendency of many people (especially “celebs”) to not independently research and verify facts surrounding an issue before forming & acting on their opinions, thus the abundance of what I call cause- or crusade-wankers. After seeing some of the debate between the Mccartneys & Danny Williams (Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador province, where the seal hunt is) on the Larry King show, reading that show transcript online for what I missed, and looking up the issue elsewhere, I found the facts quite different from popular opinion.

Even the latest “celeb” on the bandwagon Pamela Anderson admits not having read up on/met/spoken with anyone in the sealing industry but she’s still ranting and demanding to meet the Prime Minister who has refused hers and Brigitte Bardot’s earlier request (not sure where people get the idea that Canadian PMs do nothing all day therefore have time to meet with anybody who drops by with any agenda that they are currently misinformed on).

]]> By: Jim http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/2006/03/a-sad-day-to-be-canadian/comment-page-1/#comment-3537 Jim Mon, 27 Mar 2006 08:06:16 +0000 http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/index.php/2006/03/26/a-sad-day-to-be-canadian/#comment-3537 Disgusting. If thier could be a more cruel way I couldnt think of it. There will always be circumstances for culls but this is not for the right reasons and the methods are barbaric and seem more for the perverse pleasure of the clubbers than anything else. Disgusting. If thier could be a more cruel way I couldnt think of it. There will always be circumstances for culls but this is not for the right reasons and the methods are barbaric and seem more for the perverse pleasure of the clubbers than anything else.

]]> By: Nemesis http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/2006/03/a-sad-day-to-be-canadian/comment-page-1/#comment-3519 Nemesis Sun, 26 Mar 2006 13:48:34 +0000 http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/index.php/2006/03/26/a-sad-day-to-be-canadian/#comment-3519 I could quite happily go out there with a baseball bat and club these butchers to death myself and see how much outcry there is about THAT. All this for the purpose of vanity and greed. Ain't the human race wonderful? I could quite happily go out there with a baseball bat and club these butchers to death myself and see how much outcry there is about THAT. All this for the purpose of vanity and greed. Ain’t the human race wonderful?

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