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In reply to the discussion: Neil deGrasse Tyson clarifies his remarks, re: GMOs. [View all]Cha
(295,929 posts)be so brilliant and all. Well, it just goes to show ya.. that nobody is perfect. "Since practically all food has been genetically altered from nature.. " Disingenuous bullshit.. That's mother nature.. Doesn't mean Monsanto and copy cats can come along and fuck with Mother Nature.
"4) I offer my views on these nuanced issues here, if anybody is interested:
a- Patented Food Strains: In a free market capitalist society, which we have all "bought" into here in America, if somebody invents something that has market value, they ought to be able to make as much money as they can selling it, provided they do not infringe the rights of others. I see no reason why food should not be included in this concept."
And, that's one of the gawd damn problems isn't it?.. the freaking gmo seeds "infringing on the rights" of other farmers who don't want their gd seeds blowing into their fields and gardens.
c- "Non-perennial Seed Strains: It's surely legal to sell someone seeds that cannot reproduce themselves, requiring that the farmer buy seed stocks every year from the supplier. But when sold to developing country -- one struggling to become self-sufficient -- the practice is surely immoral. Corporations, even when they work within the law, should not be held immune from moral judgement(sic) on these matters."
Nice of him to give "developing countries" a pass.
" e- Safety: Of course new foods should be tested for health risks, regardless of their origin. That's the job of the Food and Drug Administration (in the USA). Actually, humans have been testing food, even without the FDA ,since the dawn of agriculture. Whenever a berry or other ingested plant killed you, you knew not to serve it to you family."
Oh haha.. Talk about "flippant".