Core Truths: 10 Common GMO Claims Debunked

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

162. fair? There's nothing 'fair' about information.

It simply is. I'm sure the fracking concerns consider it 'unfair' to be forced to reveal what they pump into the ground, which is why they bought enough politicians to allow them to keep such information 'proprietary'.

If you're a business or government, and you want to hide information from people, there's only one reason - self-interest. You're not doing it out of any sense of altruism. You're doing it because you're afraid that it will either hurt your bottom line or let people know you're up to something they won't approve of - for whatever reason. Proclaiming that the only 'acceptable' reason anyone could have for not wanting to us GM products is 'safety' is to place a burden on consumers that is not present in any other transaction in which they engage.

We're free not to buy things based on colour, taste, country of origin, whether or not they meet religious restrictions, philosophical values, or many other criteria. But a large segment of the population also wants to know whether the food they eat is GM. Maybe because, as you think, they're 'scared', but maybe because they simply don't care for the Monsanto corporation, and wish to push the market towards not using their products. Fighting labeling is just protectionism for corporate America.