After recently watching “The Cove” and a Mad Men episode titled “The Chrysanthemum and the Sword” — a clever allusion to Ruth Benedict’s justly famous cultural study of Japan, I decided it was time to bone up on Japanese religions. Japan is a multi-faceted nation and getting your head around its history, culture and people [...]
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I just finished watching “The Cove” and am at a complete loss for words. If dolphins have souls, there is a very special place in hell for the murderers of Taiji, Japan.
You can donate to the cause and Ric O’Barry’s saintly work here. I just did.
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