Correct me if I'm wrong but corn used for Popcorn is not GMO

[lagomorph777]

76. If you think we don't understand science, you have underestimated your enemy (the American public)..

...and Monsanto is overpaying you.

I've heard of mules. And jackasses. Mules have seriously impaired fertility (near zero). That's about as good as it gets with interbreeding different species. And the source species in that case (and the plant cases you allude to) are actually very closely related. That is not similar to the usual case with gene splicing.

Sure, the gene-splicers are looking for one gene. But whether they find it (without incorporating others) is another matter. The process is way more random than you'd like us to believe. I'm not talking about whether the target gene is whole; I'm talking about the random fragments of other genes, incorporated into random chromosomes, that inevitably result from gene splicing technology. Damaged genes produce damaged proteins. And whole, unintended genes, produce whole, unintended results, either in the resulting chimera species, or in those unfortunate enough to consume it.

I am not conflating chemical and radiological mutations with gene splicing. Yes, those also produce horrific offspring. But don't tell me gene-splicing isn't random. I've been reading about it for decades (mainly before I realized it was going to be used against me). Typical methods involve firing a blast of the new gene into cells with, essentially, a microscopic shotgun, or gluing the new gene onto a virus and infecting the victim cells. Newer methods such as CRISPR are somewhat more targeted, but still introduce genes, not chromosomes, and the long-term effects are unknown (see the definition of long term).

Breeding is like shuffling two similar decks of cards (chromosomes) together and selecting a new deck with the right number of cards. GMO manufacturing is like throwing a deck of cards and an "Old Maid" deck into a blender with some water and making papier mâché.

Yes dude I've heard of mutation, and yes I know the story of mitochondria and similar cross-species events, but those are exceptions, not the norm. I'm obviously not advocating that we ban cosmic rays or the natural world of micro-organisms. I am advocating that we be allowed to know how our food has been tampered with.

Go peddle your snake oil to some gullible rubes, say over at donaldjtrump.com.