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pnwmom

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13. So? Just because that person is against them both doesn't mean anything. Most people who have

Reply to Archae (Reply #12)

Sat Nov 21, 2015, 06:59 PM

Nov 2015

reservations about GMO's are solidly pro-vaccines.

My concern is about individual GMO's -- especially the ones that were designed to withstand Roundup. Just because some GMO's are safe doesn't mean that all the GMO plants are safe to eat; not if they absorbed large amounts of Roundup or similar pesticides.

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Anti-vaccination? Check. Anti-GMO? Check. Absolute loon? Check. [View all] Archae Nov 2015 OP

I thought this was going to be about Bill Maher (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Nov 2015 #1

Maher has been on that loon site for several years now. Archae Nov 2015 #2

Someone I know, I regret to say, is... 3catwoman3 Nov 2015 #3

NVIC is dishonest, dangerous, and destructive. HuckleB Nov 2015 #4

I did a quick google search and it seems that there are a lot of links selling this theory. I'm CentralMass Nov 2015 #5

Opinion polls are not science. Archae Nov 2015 #6

Neither is lumping people with concerns about GMO foods in with nut job anti-vaxers CentralMass Nov 2015 #7

There are far too many anti-vaxxers who are anti-GMO as well. Archae Nov 2015 #8

They may just be nuts, but the stats don't show CentralMass Nov 2015 #9

The majority of those who fear GMOs may not be anti-vaccine, but... HuckleB Nov 2015 #15

Oh, it's quite legit. HuckleB Nov 2015 #14

The "safe to eat GMO" is a RED HERRING. MH1 Nov 2015 #11

Since GMOs reduce pesticide use, and allow for the use of less toxic herbicides. HuckleB Nov 2015 #16

Vaccinations and GMO's are completely different issues, but the pro-GMO people pnwmom Nov 2015 #10

Read the OP article. Again. Archae Nov 2015 #12

So? Just because that person is against them both doesn't mean anything. Most people who have pnwmom Nov 2015 #13

Exactly. HuckleB Nov 2015 #17