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It's not like that Japanese government is consuming the whale meat. So why only blame it? seems deliberately missing the target.

• elif 7y ago
  Because consumers aren't capable of international treaties, which is the only mechanism that ended whaling.
  • theseadroid 7y ago
    Consumers are well capable of voting in Japan though, isn't it?
    • Zenbit_UX 7y ago
      Was their a we shouldn't hunt whale referendum or are you being deliberately obtuse?
      • SkyBelow 7y ago
        It appears that stopping whaling isn't popular enough for candidates to run based upon it, or if they do, not enough of them win. That puts it back on the voters.
• ozborn 7y ago
  Because there is only one Japanese federal government and Abe is supporting whaling at around the level of $50 million a year? Most Japanese may support whaling, but don't actually eat the meat. The government has also been requiring whale meat in school lunches which has upset parents who don't want their kids eating whale meat, for either ethical reasons or the sheer amount of toxins that accumulate in whale meat. Blaming the government is much more useful than blaming the public - policy can be changed, their position is articulated in press releases and documents. Trying to capture the diversity of the Japanese population and hold it accountable is an exercise in futility and is just muddying the waters.
• sabertoothed 7y ago
  Because I did not want to blame the whole people for it. But those in charge.