Reply #62: I burden no man or woman with the task of perfect honesty

[The Traveler]

I am unaware of anyone capable of bearing that burden. Still, I have relationships and trust with people who I know to be (like myself) less than perfectly honest. No matter how pure our intent, we still labor under the Socratic curse: "Man, know thyself ... if thou canst!"

Sea Shepherd has used every weapon at its disposal ... including "spin" ... to further its purposes which I find to be ultimately noble: the protection of wild life. Watson and I have never liked each other. I find his philosophies extreme.

Having said that, I think he is a reasonably honest person compelled by powerful beliefs to extreme views and the practice of skillful sophistry. And, yeah, I do think he bends the truth a might from time to time. He wouldn't see it that way. (Reference: Above Socratic quote.) I admire him greatly, but will not follow him. I do not fault those who do.

The good Captain has done more than any other single person to disrupt operations that turn wildlife into cash and would be eager to plunder it all with total abandon were there not other forces (both legal and extralegal) that restrain them. I will take the Captain's faults as price for the Captain's valor, resourcefulness, and unwavering commitment. I extend to him and his crew the submariner's blessing: "Good luck, and good hunting."


Trav