" Such.... evenhandedness. If we are exploiting one kind of animal, by this standard, why then it is only fair to exploit all others of comparable capacities. From there Mr. Komatsu returns to his "collective guilt" theme: Who are we to judge X when we ourselves are doing the same thing, and where do Westerners get off judging Japan or any other culture, and just what is so special about whales? "

― Matthew Scully , Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy