I was heart broken to see the news about the great whale hunt, by the Makah tribe.
Whales are an ancient species going back before any of our tribal traditions.
This is not about feeding the hungry or honoring the Gods of antiquity - this is about restoring the Grandfather's need to kill. For me it comes down to a basic belief that killing another living being for the thrill of it - is simply murder. To kill another out of survival or out of protection is a different debate but to kill senselessly, is simply murder. The courage lies with the activist - the heroes, who year after year, fight the big machines of politics, and the uncaring, self serving humans who control the larger systems of our society. These activists, who go up against the killers and the brutal resistance to simply save the life of a creature, who has no weapons to protect herself, I applaud.