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In reply to the discussion: I Used to Work as a Scientist with GMOs—Now I'm Having Serious Second Thoughts About The Risks [View all]truedelphi
(32,324 posts)The industry garners tens of billions of dollars in profits.
But none of the research that shows how safe GMO's happen to be is done by independent researchers.
So we are in the same pickle that the citizens of Calif. were in back in the mid to late 1990's when over one thousand studies showed us that "MTBE is so safe, your children can brush your teeth with it!"
(Actual quote from an industry spokesperson before the Assembly in Sacramento.)
And these days the political process is so corrupt that no one in office will stand up to these people -- notice how both Bush Presidents were allied with Monsanto as was BIll Clinton as is Obama.
We need someone in office with the chutzpah of former Gov Davis who will put aside his or her political career to stand up for the health and safety of the citizens of the USA.