John Varty & Tiger Canyon

[peter]

Pckts\ dateline='\'1427129970' Wrote: He's a joke. He was turned down by the India Gov't for good reason. He has no interest in conservation, he only cares about the all mighty $. He is strictly financed by private investors and his actions are to only please those who invest in him aka put $ in his pocket.

 

You're doing it again, PC.

You apparently very quickly forgot about the 'debate' on collars and the warning you got. When an issue that raises a lot of commotion is discussed, the last thing we want is your emotions overshadowing a decent analysis and a debate. 

If Varthy would have been that interested in money, he would have bought some large zoo or circus cats. He didn't, but apparently is contemplating a move he can sell to his audience because he's desperate for money.

Hunting is a problem everywhere. Hunters will do anything to get hold of a trophy, including bribing public organisations. Politics is knowing how to play people and when to pull the trigger. 

Those who have plenty of it, decided money should be the basis of modern societies. The next step is to make sure most of us don't get it. Or not for long. If this goal is achieved, you can be sure that the majority of those in need will be willing to dance. In very poor countries, one can't expect those prepared to sell even their own body or their next of kin to care about dangerous animals. The prospect, therefore, is grim.

The revival of liberalism a few decades after the last war means the concept of State has failed again. If money replaces things of value, chances are exhibitionism will follow sooner or later. Trophy hunting is just one expression of it. Those interested in hunting will not accept a ban on large carnivores. They will do everything they can to lift it and reality says they are succeeding in many countries. 

Now that it's clear that the pendulum is swinging their way once again, the question is what we are prepared to do about it. This should be the focus of the debate, I think. Those willing to dance out of need are mere victims in most cases. Same, to an extent, for John Varty. 

How about delivering a decent analysis of the article Sanjay posted for starters? What is the real issue? Who are participating in the debate in the real world? Who's winning? Why? What is Varty really saying about his situation? What are his options? No opinions, but facts. Opinions only enter when a strategy has to be selected. Even then only to an extent. The reason is those guided by opinions usually are the first to sink. And hunters know. What is needed to reverse the situation and win the war? Entering the realm of politics here. Reply