To oppose whaling is to encourage genocide.
That is a bizarre statement. I think you are talking about Eskimos, but this is a thread about Japanese COMMERCIAL whaling.
As stated by another FReeper who lives in Japan. Most Japanese don't eat whale meat and its popularity is decreasing significantly.
I don't recall even the most radical FReepers on this subject screaming about burning down an igloo.
There are no populations below 60 degrees latitude that rely on whale meat.
Please educate yourself before posting, you lower the IQ of the website with a statement like that.
I am surprised you have no idea of the various groups that inhabit Japan.
Well, maybe not surprised ~ you lived there. You did DNA tests all over the place; learned the "Devil Language" and maybe even figured out how to count to 10 ~ but it would appear you know nothing. Someday read your notes.
But, some Japanese, Sa'ami and Eskimo aren't the ONLY groups to have had to subsist on whale and seal for thousands of years at a time.
And yes, you are encouraging genocide.