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Old 05-09-2012, 12:49 AM
 
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Americans seem more concerned about gay marriage, birth control, hookers in South America, or some fantasy FEMA camp, yet they seem to be uninterested in our food supply.

The apathy seems to cross all political lines. What gives?
Have you looked around at how fat everybody is now? Do you think these people care about what they eat? It sure doesn't seem like they do.
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Old 05-09-2012, 08:07 AM
 
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Why are GMO's/Frankenfoods not a top political issue?

I guess because most of the population isn't as paranoid as the greenie weenies.....

And how can anyone take a person seriously when they use childish words like "frankenfoods"?
Only wimps are afraid to eat food with poison

WE ARE SPARTANS!!!!!

<--pounds chest and growls
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Old 05-09-2012, 08:11 AM
 
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Have you looked around at how fat everybody is now? Do you think these people care about what they eat? It sure doesn't seem like they do.
Many Americans don't care what they put into their body. That being the case, why don't they just label genetically modified food, what are they hiding? We have a right to know.

If someone is too lazy or stupid to care what their food contains, well that's their business, let Darwinism deal with them, us on the other hand who do care have a right to know what's in our food and decide whether we want to play Russian roulette with our bodies.
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Old 05-09-2012, 08:33 AM
 
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Only wimps are afraid to eat food with poison

WE ARE SPARTANS!!!!!

<--pounds chest and growls
Let the elitists stand on their green pulpits and tell the rest of humanity not to use technology to grow crops that are more drought and disease resistant....

Humanity can thank their lucky stars the greenie weenie elitists are a small paranoid group...



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Old 05-09-2012, 08:44 AM
 
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But Ultimately Monsanto and friends are just doing what any evil multinational corporation would do; to make more profitable crops, not necessarily better crops.
Corn is an example of this. The native Americans took a type of grass and thru their manipulation turned it into a food staple. Over the years corn was slowly modified for higher yields and not specifically for better tasting, more nutritious crop.


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Old 05-09-2012, 08:47 AM
 
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Things are so corrupt there aren't enough hours in the day. Too many topics. Big Agro and Big Gov are integrated. Basically you have self-regulation and conflict of interest. It's everywhere you turn.
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Old 05-09-2012, 08:49 AM
 
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Many Americans don't care what they put into their body. That being the case, why don't they just label genetically modified food, what are they hiding? We have a right to know.

If someone is too lazy or stupid to care what their food contains, well that's their business, let Darwinism deal with them, us on the other hand who do care have a right to know what's in our food and decide whether we want to play Russian roulette with our bodies.
Absolutely, let the market sort it out.
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Old 05-09-2012, 08:50 AM
 
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Yeah, I'm not on board with the GMO scares either. It's ridiculous. Wish I had time to watch the video though, I'll have to catch it at work.
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Old 05-09-2012, 07:46 PM
 
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Let the elitists stand on their green pulpits and tell the rest of humanity not to use technology to grow crops that are more drought and disease resistant....

Humanity can thank their lucky stars the greenie weenie elitists are a small paranoid group...


If you don't care about your body and want to shove garbage in there, go ahead, don't let me stop you, it's a free country. FREEDOM!!!

Some of us actually give a rats behind what we eat and we have a right to know what is in our food.

Label the food and let the buyer beware.
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