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I like some corporations; I don't like corporate collusion or corporate welfare. Chemical weapons are pretty nasty too.
Appointing Michael Taylor to be the Head of the FDA is a blantant conflict of interest. Subsidizing GMO corn so much that Mexican organic farmers cannot compete in the colluded market is not free market Capitalism. Passing an act blatantly named "The Monsanto Protection Act" to restrict lawsuits from consumers is collusion. You are blinded by your own beliefs if you see otherwise.
Those things are indeed examples of conflict of interest. However, the bigger one is the fact that the govt is controlling shareholder of companies like Monsanto imo.
OP...it bothers you that much that there are people that oppose GMO's...why?
I'll answer that - it's because many people have no idea what GMOs are, and many are just taking the word of others on a soap box preying on their fears and misconceptions.
I don't think you realize how mush we will need GMOs in the future. Populations around the world are growing rapidly, and farmland is shrinking every year. In order to feed the planet we will need more efficient crops, and we need a solution to fight new pests that are appearing every year.
GMOs are a spectacular advancement in science that allows us with precision to combine the best traits of organisms for the benefit of human kind. It is vitally important that people educate themselves on the subject instead of relying on junk science
Corn in the US is 90% GMO, so in effect they are subsidizing GMO corn.
Monsanto's patented gene alone is in 80% of all US corn.
Those numbers don't sound right, but putting that aside I think a better use of your time & efforts would be to lobby against the patenting of genes. Genes or the assembly thereof should not become the property of any person or organization. I can see the argument for spending a lot on R&D to find winning combinations, but even then there should be a short exclusivity period (maybe 10 years) to monetize that investment before it goes into the public domain.
I am posting this in the hopes people will read it and we never have another GMO (or any) thread filled with exactly what is mentioned in this article.
Always the same usual suspects promoting the propaganda .... what a tool!!!
The facts are, GMO products have undergone no significant safety testing at all. However, independent researchers ... read: not research funded by monsanto and conducted by their shills .... have witnessed severe health effects in animals fed GMO ... development of massive tumors in lab rats .. a very common starting point for safety research prior to using humans as lab rats!!!!
But, aside that fact ... it takes very little in terms of intelligence to read the technical literature on these various GMO products that produce their own toxins, and thusly, the insects and pests either won't eat it, or die from eating it. That's what "toxins" tend to do, if they are toxic enough. To then be able to extrapolate this information, coming to the only logical conclusion that if YOU EAT IT ... you are consuming THOSE TOXINS TOO. And if these products produce massive tumors in rats .... you have a slightly reddish colored flag waving over your God damned head ... which you seem to refuse to use (the head, not the flag)
Then you post this tripe .... the common "Debunking" garbage that litters mainstream channels with it's Orwellian NONSENSE .... and are apparently incapable of identifying the absurdity of the rather lame debunking attempt that could only make an positive impact on someone with an IQ of a common, non-GMO ear of corn (if you can even find such a thing anymore).
But, for the benefit of others who might be fooled by such transparently juvenile and asinine nonsense, lets look at a couple of real EASY ones in your linked TRASH NONSENSE:
Conflating Correlation With Causation Rooster Syndrome
The infamous Post hoc ergo propter hoc logical fallacy, which is essentially a belief that because a second event follows the first, the first event must be the cause of the second. So, just so you know, GMO’s cause autism. Oh wait, everything causes autism.
Aside the mind numbing ignorance of invoking the "correlation does not equal causation " argument in context to product safety testing which uses that EXACT methodology, where in a controlled environment, one test group are given GMO food, while the control group are not fed such product ... and the GMO consuming group develop massive tumors, while the control group does not ... this IS the entire purpose of such testing, and those tumors are not "unrelated" ... in this context "correlation DOES INDEED equal causation ... and demands further testing and precludes any possible claim of safety.
But let's not overlook the dripping irony here also ... in the use of a "Straw Man Argument" like "GMO Causes Autism" ... coupled with Straw Man Sarcasm "Wait, Everything Causes Autism" to defeat it ..... no ... the arguments citing severe health risks associated with GMO consumption have NOTHING TO DO WITH AUTISM .... nor has a single soul EVER suggested the absurd claim that "everything causes autism". But, aside the idiocy of the content itself, why would anyone with two or more brain cells use such "Straw Man Arguments" when on the very next item on their list .... wait for it .... they cite opponents use of Straw Man Arguments??? Is the author a complete idiot .. or does he believe his readers are morons? Here is the next "debunking" item:
Straw man: crushing concocted canards
Another favorite logical fallacy of pseudoscience pushers, the Strawman Argument. Remember, all logical fallacies exist because one side of the argument completely lacks any evidence. The strawman argument is a method by which one side invents a position or quality about the other side, then proceeds to destroy that invented position. Monsanto, again, is the King Strawman for the GMO crowd. Like I mentioned above, there are probably some valid reasons to dislike Monsanto, but the invented belief that Monsanto is ruthless about harming human beings is unsupported by any evidence whatsoever.
Reread the previous garbage and this explains the Straw Man argument used perfectly .... GMO Causes Autism ... followed by ... Wait ... Everything Causes Autism.
I won't waste my time highlighting the rest of the garbage in your linked crap. It's crap, and nothing but crap, starting with the premise, followed by all of the incoherent nonsense that follows it.
Those numbers don't sound right, but putting that aside I think a better use of your time & efforts would be to lobby against the patenting of genes. Genes or the assembly thereof should not become the property of any person or organization. I can see the argument for spending a lot on R&D to find winning combinations, but even then there should be a short exclusivity period (maybe 10 years) to monetize that investment before it goes into the public domain.
Why don't they "sound right" to you? Do you have a reason, or some cause to insinuate inaccuracy, or is that just a tactic?
Secondly ... what you have done here is essentially suggest ... "don't waste your time and energy on the gaping hole in the back of the boat, and focus on the small one in the front". As Monsanto's GMO poisons are spreading and infecting the entire biosphere and food chain ... it ain't gonna matter much about patents when you're freaking dead!!
GMO poisons are spreading and infecting the entire biosphere and food chain
shhh! don't say that too loud, the CIA is listening and will come to get you tonight. Make sure to turn off all your lights and hide carefully. Beware of people on the street, most are probably out to get you! There is a massive conspiracy to drug and control us all using vaccinations and mind controlling GMOs, I've confirmed this to be 100% true - the rock in the park told me so! Never trust anybody....
shhh! don't say that too loud, the CIA is listening and will come to get you tonight. Make sure to turn off all your lights and hide carefully. Beware of people on the street, most are probably out to get you! There is a massive conspiracy to drug and control us all using vaccinations and mind controlling GMOs, I've confirmed this to be 100% true - the rock in the park told me so! Never trust anybody....
If you're going to be so juvenile in your debate tactics ... at least get some of the easy stuff right ... I mean, it's even been all over the mainstream news bubba .... it's the NSA that's monitoring everyone ... not the CIA.
Perhaps a tin foil hat would assist you in tuning in a little better?
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