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user-inactivated  ·  4200 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Monsanto protesters across globe rally against firm's genetically modified food products

No one was clamoring for genetically modified "high yield" wheat to be labeled as not real wheat when it was saving millions in Southeastern Asia a few decades ago. Frankly, it's an illustration of how well off most of America is that we can afford to take GMO tech with a grain of salt at all. Most places are just grateful for the food.

    That a company like Monsanto made use of GMOs before the benefits of GMOs were made apparent to consumers, is really unfortunate.

Yep, but you can't blame the company too much. The people who harp on about liberalism and freedoms are the very same ones out there protesting Monsanto's attempts to make a profit on the free market.





humanodon  ·  4200 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Well, I think there's plenty that Monsanto can legitimately be blamed for, but those pointing fingers should also be considering what contributed to the economic environment that has allowed Monsanto to conduct business in this way.

user-inactivated  ·  4200 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Well, I think there's plenty that Monsanto can legitimately be blamed for

As far as the environment goes, we should be protesting oil companies, not food and chemicals corporations. Monsanto is just a company; they aren't perfect and they've gotten in trouble a couple times in the past for slightly shady dealings. They produced Agent Orange at the government's request. But it's all about where you allocate the blame, like you say.

humanodon  ·  4200 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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