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25. Again, GMO is not the same thing as "RoundUp Ready"

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.

Ok, list the massive amounts of pesticides that are part of growing silkworms.

What I'm trying to get across is "Ban all GMOs!!!!!" is like saying "Ban all antibiotics!!!!" when one antibiotic causes allergic reactions.

These corporations have created a dangerous loop that is bad for everyone in order to make profits.

One corporation has created a dangerous loop. Yes, they are a major player in agriculture. But they do not produce all GMOs.

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 guess what they're doing? Genetically modifying crops to be drought-tolerant, for example.

Again, GMO is not the same as RoundUp ready.

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.

A company has shut down independent testing.

Fact is, the world's population has reached a point where "classic" farming can't feed everyone reliably. Just not enough reliable yield per acre. We've been depleting topsoil, draining aquifers, and other bad practices for quite a while now in order to make up for that. Obviously that can't continue. And climate change makes the situation worse.

GMOs that are not made by people as evil as Monsanto are a large key to solving that problem. Throwing the baby out with the bathwater because Monsanto is evil is not a good idea.