The GMO Emperor Has No Clothes.

[Richard D]

An extensive report on the fallacy of GMO's. Well worthy of a read.


The Emperor’s New Clothes is a story by Hans
Christian Andersen about an emperor who hires
two tailors who promise to make him a set of
remarkable new clothes that will be invisible
to anyone who is either incompetent or stupid.
When the emperor goes to see his new clothes, he
sees nothing at all — for the tailors are swindlers
and th ere aren’t any clothes. Afraid of being
judged incompetent or stupid, the emperor
pretends to be delighted with the new clothes
and “wears” them in a grand parade through
the town. Everyone else also pretends to see
them, until a child yells out, “He hasn’t got any
clothes on!” However, the Emperor, arrogantly
continues parading with his courtiers as though
there was no problem.
Hans Christian Andersen’s fable is an apt parody
for what is happening today with genetically
modified organisms (GMOs) in food and
agriculture. The GMO Emperor Monsanto has
no clothes: its promises to increase crop yields
and feed the hungry have proven to be false; its
genetic engineering to control weeds and pests
have created super weeds and super pests. Yet the
Emperor struts around hoping the illusion will
last and the courtiers, not wanting to be seen as
stupid, will keep applauding and pretending they
see the magnificent robes of the GMO emperor.
The fable that GMOs are feeding the world has already
led to large-scale destruction of biodiversity and
farmers’ livelihoods. It is threatening the very basis of
our freedom to know what we eat and to choose what
we eat. Our biodiversity and our seed freedom are in
peril. Our food freedom, food democracy and food
sovereignty are at stake.


Citizens around the world can see the false
promises and failures of GMOs. And like the
child who speaks up, are proclaiming “What the
Emperor is telling us is not true. It is an illusion.
The GMO Emperor has no clothes”.
Joining together to say that “The GMO Emperor
has no clothes” empowers citizens to create a
GMO-free world, rich in biodiversity and healthy
food. It also advances alternatives that are truly
sustainable and provides food security and food
democracy for all.

http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/GMO-EMPEROR-FINAL-10-11.pdf

[lunasun]

1. Oct 16th -World Food Day get out there where ever you are

World Food Day Rally to Mandate GMO Food Labeling nation-wide events

[truedelphi]

2. And yet again, another way that

Our "Change-y" Hope-y" candidate turned out to be quite willing to work for the forces of evil.

Any time he can, he appoints Monsanto clones t the FDA and Department of Agriculture.

And his selection for the Supreme Court, Elena Kagen, is owned by Monsanto as well.

The last is key, because there will be lawsuits involving whether or not Monsanto has the right to use the populace of the North American continent as its guinea pigs.

And so it is important for the Obama/Monsanto Administration to have someone pledged to help Monsanto stay in power, regardless of the rights of humanity to avoid famine.

[truedelphi]

3. K & R. n/t