ViceZilla’s Views

In what amounts to environmental extortion, fisherman along India’s western coast are threatening to kill hundreds of whale sharks if they do not receive the fuel subsidies promised by the government three years ago.

Might I suggest to the fisherman of Gujarat to take their political battle elsewhere. The whale shark is a threatened species and can not afford to be innocently targeted.

Two wrongs do not make a right. Holding the lives of whale sharks hostage over your battle with the government for fuel subsidies is ludicrous. I”m sure you feel lied to, betrayed, and neglected by your government, but get used to it. Every government in the world is going to lie, betray, and neglect it’s citizens sooner or later regardless of what you do. Killing one whale shark will be in vain, and not get you any closer to achieving your goal.

I’m sure the Chinese are salivating uncontrollably waiting to see how this saga unfolds. Either way, it’s a no win situation for everybody involved if the fishermen make good on their threat. The whale shark especially will have the most to lose.

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