carsten
i only know the term "brainwashed" when it comes to the influence on to children from the very early age when they are still manipulable to parent's opinions due to the lack of own experiences.
as this is a matter of fact i cannot help it - whether you like it or not!
but to keep it smoothly i won't post any further comments.
keep well
pippa

Pippa:
I think I should apologize for my above statement and rephrase it.

It was your statement that "it makes no sense to argue with hunters because they are brainwashed and only regulations and laws will change their mind". From this statement I understand that you don´t want to make use of the chance to discuss the matter rather than working on a solution.

I accept your opinion as well as I accept his and you have the freedom to express it. We have all expressed our opinion in this matter but repeating it doesn´t bring us any further.

Additionally, not all people are motivated by the same intentions. Of course the same applies to NGOs and all formations or individuals - so simply labelling somebody or forming a prior idea/opinion about them, without any effort to examine their personal intentions / inner believes and by putting them in the same pot, eliminates all chances for improvement which still doesn´t necesarily mean total or even partial agreement.

With "keeping to the subject" I meant to say that I would appreciate if we would concentrate more on sharing facts and knowledge rather than expressing our opinion about oppositions.

I apologize for any misunderstanding and hope to read more from you.

Carsten