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In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton is Just Plain Wrong on GMOs [View all]rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)115. Why is it so very important to keep it a secret from the public? If the public misunderstands,
the big corporations have enough money to educate them, but instead chooses to keep them in the dark, because, apparently the public is too stupid to make a good decision.
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Here is a link to an NPR article on the decline of the Monarch Butterfly population
CentralMass
Sep 2014
#6
They would not allow their seeds to be used in research unless these "independent" researchers
pnwmom
Sep 2014
#22
That's 'cause the anti-GMO people don't have a mechanism for the GMO to cause harm.
jeff47
Sep 2014
#21
Without labeling, there is zero way of determining zero harm in the greater population.
pnwmom
Sep 2014
#25
Are you even responding to my post or still just parroting GMO marketing propaganda?
cascadiance
Sep 2014
#202
I think YOU don't have any ability to discuss issues, when you have NO DETAIL...
cascadiance
Sep 2014
#222
No, YOU are lumping all of our arguments under your scripted "glyphosate" anecdote.
cascadiance
Sep 2014
#238
Wrong. We don't require foods/drugs to be unsafe on a large scale before they are regulated.
pnwmom
Sep 2014
#103
And of course you know what "reality" is. Philosophers struggle explaining reality, but YOU
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#157
You keep trying to change the argument to whether or not GMO's are safe and away from the
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#189
What a bunch of crap. This has nothing to do with anti-GMO. This has to do with truth in
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#219
"The GHWBush FDA declared that all GMO's would automatically be considered safe"
Veilex
Sep 2014
#37
If GMOs are so good for you, then these companies should WANT it labeled...
cascadiance
Sep 2014
#162
Or anti-corporate sanity. If I choose not to support corporate dictatorship over our
eridani
Sep 2014
#56
Not at all surprised to see you take a stand on the side of H. Clinton-Sachs and Corp-America
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#32
please list for all of us here how you have reduced pesticide use in your own life
Tumbulu
Sep 2014
#245
Hillary's position is a right wing position on this. You should have said 'anti-environment 'folks'.
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#51
Asking for honest labeling and you call it a loaded question? Honest labeling has too high of costs?
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#39
Once again you are preaching for secrecy to protect the stupid public. That's very
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#114
So you agree with Dan Quayle and Bush Sr. I remember when the Left was totally opposed to that
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#52
I want to know what is genetically altered and what is not. Why do you want to control
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#55
Why is it so very important to keep it a secret from the public? If the public misunderstands,
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#115
Transparency is the liberal thing to do. As is fighting the dominance of big corporations.
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#150
Apparently you can't put forth an argument without putting words in my mouth.
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#159
That's a distraction from the issue. Why doesn't Monsanto want the public to know
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#191
"Nothing contains GMO's" Seriously, now that's your argument. "Don't worry, nothing contains GMO's
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#214
And the usual, "I can't respond to reality, so I'll just shout, 'MONSANTO'!" response...
HuckleB
Sep 2014
#216
It is hardly hypocrisy as hybridization is an entirely different technology
Enthusiast
Sep 2014
#239
Talk about your non-sequitur. What I mean is that there is a bias and an agenda.
NYC_SKP
Sep 2014
#92
Indeed. The organic industry works hard to foment fear in order to increase profits.
HuckleB
Sep 2014
#138
EXACTLY! Alas, it's so frustrating to see how powerful fiction-based fear remains.
HuckleB
Sep 2014
#74
In other words it's ok for Corporations to lie to the American public, because the public
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#41
I can see that if your reality parallels the propaganda of the Big Corporations and their
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#117
Lies, lies and more lies. I never once "spewed massive quantities of" whatever FUD is.
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#232
Not to mention that EVERY reputable scientific body disagrees with the OP's article.
wyldwolf
Sep 2014
#68
Can you explain how it is that the County was sued so it could not accept the
truedelphi
Sep 2014
#128
Kaua’i anti-GMO ‘Witch Trials’ continue, as Mayor faces death threats for bill veto
HuckleB
Sep 2014
#130
Dow has petitioned the EPA to approve another herbicide bc weeds are now Round-Up Ready
KurtNYC
Sep 2014
#148
Who gives a shit? I think I am entitled to avoid supporting with my consumer dollars
eridani
Sep 2014
#237
Thats a problem for the milkweed plant and the butterflies but they arent going
cstanleytech
Sep 2014
#281
Yes thank you for pointing out the existing parallel between what is happening
truedelphi
Sep 2014
#133
Another site that says someone is 'wrong' on science but doesn't quote science
wyldwolf
Sep 2014
#67
Oh, yes, I live on McDonalds and as such I'm vulnerable to the spooky Monsanto conspiracy.
Warren DeMontague
Sep 2014
#119
Warren DeMontague -- there are huge differences between what humans have done with
truedelphi
Sep 2014
#111
And if Hillary can't get even THAT one right, God help us if she becomes POTUS ~nt
99th_Monkey
Sep 2014
#106
Actually, she has power of the GMO based corporations for whom she carries the H2O...
MrMickeysMom
Sep 2014
#139
I don't think there is a preponderance of peer reviewed scientific studies, much due to the industry
MrMickeysMom
Sep 2014
#171
Because she kowtow's to big Corp-America and does not represent the people.
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#166
Has been tried, but corporatists don't want to fight these battles and court rejects them...
cascadiance
Sep 2014
#169
And what have you got? Corp-America? We are in a fight to reestablish our
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#203
So are you also going to tell us that the "consensus of science" says there's no climate change too?
cascadiance
Sep 2014
#224
She's also tried to use a "better vocabulary" to support the H-1B program...
cascadiance
Sep 2014
#165
they're ideologues: "I've given my decree: why are you still DISAGREEING WITH ME?!"
MisterP
Sep 2014
#233
Safety aside, I want labels so that I can choose not to support Monsanto, et al.
NYC_SKP
Sep 2014
#241
It was "reporting" on Monsanto and firing reporters that gave Fox permission to LIE to us!
cascadiance
Sep 2014
#263
The attitude that GE technology should be labeled is sick corporate fear mongering.
HuckleB
Sep 2014
#315
This is no surprise. H. Clinton stands with Big Corp America. She makes no pretense otherwise.
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#240
no, no she isnt. lumping monsanto's corporate misbehavior in with the ALL the science
mopinko
Sep 2014
#273
But you are basically saying that you'd rather know nothing than everything here!
cascadiance
Sep 2014
#304