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NuclearDem

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15. You know, when it comes to these accusations of being paid posters

Tue Sep 8, 2015, 03:28 PM

Sep 2015

you're eventually going to have to prove it.

And no, "understands the subject better than me" doesn't constitute shillery.

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California EPA Moves to Label Monsanto's Roundup 'Carcinogenic' [View all] villager Sep 2015 OP

Great news and past due. n/t L. Coyote Sep 2015 #1

K&R awoke_in_2003 Sep 2015 #2

Well, when the only permissible "science" is that in the service of the bottom line... villager Sep 2015 #4

I always though Roundup should come in an orange container Capn Sunshine Sep 2015 #3

Agent Orange is a mixture of 24D and 245T, phenoxy herbicides. PufPuf23 Sep 2015 #11

Agent Orange was a mixture of 2,4,5-T and 2,4-D muriel_volestrangler Sep 2015 #12

I must have been posting while you were researching. PufPuf23 Sep 2015 #41

This puts it in the same category as aspirin, oral contraceptives, and alcohol. Nailzberg Sep 2015 #5

And coffee too. progressoid Sep 2015 #6

You are free to swap out your "Morning Joe" with Monsanto's finest.... villager Sep 2015 #7

Which would you rather drink? n/t pnwmom Sep 2015 #9

You ask that question as if the answer is supposed to be somehow signficant Major Nikon Sep 2015 #22

If you're not prepared to use a product incorrectly NuclearDem Sep 2015 #24

It's kinda like asking someone why they wouldn't want to shove a toothbrush up their ass Major Nikon Sep 2015 #25

And working third shift. NuclearDem Sep 2015 #10

You guys really *are* working third shift, villager Sep 2015 #14

You know, when it comes to these accusations of being paid posters NuclearDem Sep 2015 #15

Am waiting for an example of "understanding" rather than snarkery, villager Sep 2015 #16

From what I've seen of your posts on this matter NuclearDem Sep 2015 #17

More of your scientific understanding and rational discourse! villager Sep 2015 #18

I just always wonder arikara Sep 2015 #19

Because it's an issue worth debating. NuclearDem Sep 2015 #23

Well I guess that cuts both ways arikara Sep 2015 #27

Because 1 in 5 US children live below the poverty line and I want families to afford to eat. Nailzberg Sep 2015 #29

Thank you for acknowledging. All of those products must be labeled. So should GMO's. n/t pnwmom Sep 2015 #8

Those products will be labeled as carcinogens. GMOs aren't carcinogens. Nailzberg Sep 2015 #28

LOL. Aspirin, alcohol, and birth control aren't labeled because they're carcinogens pnwmom Sep 2015 #30

I think you're thinking of two different things Orrex Sep 2015 #32

You're right -- and I'm not saying that aspirin, etc., are labeled for GMO content. pnwmom Sep 2015 #34

Sure they could. Orrex Sep 2015 #35

There is no compelling reason if you are convinced by the GMO producers research. pnwmom Sep 2015 #36

Suspicion isn't a compelling reason. Orrex Sep 2015 #37

Suspicion based on past history is a compelling enough reason, IMO, pnwmom Sep 2015 #38

Suspicion is not sufficient because it's not a matter of trust Orrex Sep 2015 #39

If you don't mind, what is your response to the fact that until a few years ago GMO researchers pnwmom Sep 2015 #40

No. They are labeled as required by Prop 65 as carcinogens. Nailzberg Sep 2015 #33

But what about "SCIENCE" ??!!11!!?? GreatGazoo Sep 2015 #13

Ever since CA made Disneyland put up "substances here may cause cancer" signs all over the place, Nye Bevan Sep 2015 #20

Or conversely, the line in the movie "Bliss" is increasingly correct: villager Sep 2015 #21

my son hides the round up MFM008 Sep 2015 #26

If he objects to doing his job, then he should quit or be fired Orrex Sep 2015 #31