I (like probably most contributors to this line) agree with you both.
However how can we define and justify one attitude's idea (i.e. ours) of
what constitutes "necessarily right"? We need a better strategy.
In political terms "necessarily right" may be that which gets the most votes
or greatest support from more people, which is not the view you are
advocating.
Philip
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From:
On Behalf Of Dave Torr
Sent: Saturday, 19 January 2013 11:43 AM
To:
Cc:
Subject: Article on duck shooting in Victoria in today's
The Age newpaper
I quite agree that there seems to be no end to this annual slaughter. If
their figures are correct then it is certainly a much bigger lobby group
than birders - I don't know how many birders belong to BirdLife and other
organisations across Australia, but it would be many fewer than the number
of licensed (and how many unlicensed?) hunters in Vic alone. And
unfortunately politicians do what pleases the strongest lobby groups not
what is necessarily right!
On 19 January 2013 11:02, Paul Dodd <> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
>
>
> There is an article in today's The Age newspaper with commentary on
> the upcoming duck shooting season in Victoria:
>
>
>
>
> http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/call-for-cruel-duck-shooters-to-be-p
> rosecu
> ted-20130118-2cy7l.html
>
>
>
> The season was announced by Victoria's Agriculture and Food Security
> Minister, Peter Walsh, and is for twelve weeks from March 16.
>
>
>
> Somewhat ominously, the following quotes from the minister appear in
> the
> article:
>
>
>
> Mr Walsh said game hunting was a "popular recreational activity in
> Victoria with about 43,000 people licensed to hunt game".
>
> "The Victorian Coalition Government encourages hunters to make the
> most of the opportunities to hunt, fish and enjoy these recreational
> activities, which form part of our heritage," he said.
>
>
>
> Unfortunately with this attitude from the current Victorian State
> Government, I can't see an end to this absurd activity in the near
> future.
>
>
>
> Paul Dodd
>
> Docklands, Victoria
>
>
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