Monsanto's Herbicide Linked to Fatal Kidney Disease Epidemic: Could It Topple Monsanto?

[BrotherIvan]

23. The poster you responded to was being sarcastic

I, on the other hand, was not.

I'm surprised the broad brush that is made to defend GMOs, but I'll try one more time. The OP states that using the massive amounts of pesticides that are part of the system created for GMO crops is leading to disease in the farmers and workers. These corporations have created a dangerous loop that is bad for everyone in order to make profits. That's really the end of the story. Just like oil companies who will wreck everything in order to make the largest profit, the same applies here. They have tried every dirty trick in the book to get their products past regulators, past governments that don't want them, past consumers. That usually isn't necessary for wonder products.

GMOs might be fine in a lab setting, but in practice they are bad news. Just like how we should be developing alternative energy, we should also be developing farming practices that aren't scorched earth. We should be looking at the larger picture of how to feed the population and how to maintain the fertility of the soil to be able to feed future generations. It sounds hippy, but there are many pioneers who are trying to do just, it might not equal maximum profit, so the big corps don't care.

And the last thing is, if these products are so wonderful, they should be able to withstand open testing from every corner of the scientific community. The companies have not allowed this to happen and actively shut down independent testing. Again, usually if something is positive, it doesn't need a lot of spin or mafia tactics to be accepted. The complete lack of transparency and despicable practices of the companies producing these products should give one pause.