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The Problem with G.M.O. Labels [View all] ZombieHorde Aug 2014 OP
The planet is overpopulated, screw GMOs, and I want full disclosure on my products' labels. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #1
Churches have been trying to stop people from fucking for a long time now. ZombieHorde Aug 2014 #3
reposting this up here - a response to Specter, including a note from the editor Voice for Peace Sep 2014 #78
Especially "Food and Drugs"! Cha Aug 2014 #6
Selective starvation? Who decides? You? nt meaculpa2011 Aug 2014 #40
Wealth, duh. J/K sarcasm. In fact, Nature decides. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #41
Wow, putting the question of GMO safety aside ... frazzled Aug 2014 #52
The alternative, YOUR alternative, is "whatever, let's breed and fuck the planet, just feed us." NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #61
It's not okay to let people starve. That is not the solution. kcr Aug 2014 #64
"Labeling GMOs will severely hinder their development" Cha Aug 2014 #2
How else will we be able to feed all the humans? nt ZombieHorde Aug 2014 #4
The corporate bullshit coming from the toxic GMO Co is pathetic. I won't be a part of their Cha Aug 2014 #5
You can't buy bananas in Hawaii? ZombieHorde Aug 2014 #20
Apple bananas can be bought easily in Hawaii, and they are awesome! Much tastier than that bland peacebird Aug 2014 #28
I assume that ZombieHorde is referring to the modified nature of bananas (and all foods) in general. randome Aug 2014 #42
"Toxic GMO." HuckleB Sep 2014 #65
Copy China nationalize the fed Aug 2014 #11
I hope China does well, and avoids more mass starvations. ZombieHorde Aug 2014 #18
China is also working on its own GMOs. So, then, all right. HuckleB Sep 2014 #67
So make that argument instead of trying to hide it Prophet 451 Aug 2014 #7
Or as those on the right always like to say rurallib Aug 2014 #12
+1 BuddhaGirl Aug 2014 #15
"you're opposing the right of consumers to know what's in their food" ZombieHorde Aug 2014 #19
"anti-science people" Voice for Peace Sep 2014 #86
Just put "May Contain GMO Ingredients" on every single product. Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #8
My objection is the Round up ready part. If they're that damn tough, they can do without it. EOM. freshwest Aug 2014 #9
This is not just about health eridani Aug 2014 #10
Good point. People should be able to reject them for their own reasons. nt pnwmom Aug 2014 #24
If GMOs are so great... ljm2002 Aug 2014 #13
'Cause they're big giant coporation chickenshit$. bok bok And, we have people defending Cha Aug 2014 #21
What GMOs actually are and people's perceptions of GMOs are so far apart, alp227 Aug 2014 #31
Whatever happened to... ljm2002 Aug 2014 #32
The marketplace can't make a decision of something it's ignorant of. alp227 Aug 2014 #33
Thank you for making my argument for me. ljm2002 Aug 2014 #35
Consumers are already ignorant of what a GMO is in the first place. alp227 Aug 2014 #36
Typical elitist BS. n/t ljm2002 Aug 2014 #39
Funny, when it came to scientific issues... NuclearDem Aug 2014 #46
Uh, sure... ljm2002 Aug 2014 #48
No, creationists react to people with better understanding of the subject NuclearDem Aug 2014 #49
Dodging the issue, I see... ljm2002 Aug 2014 #50
Actually, the more batshit of the anti-GMO crowd shot labeling efforts in the foot. NuclearDem Aug 2014 #51
Because the rabid anti-science fringe who can't separate science from economics NuclearDem Aug 2014 #44
I can't tell if you're joking or not. Donald Ian Rankin Aug 2014 #47
Jayzoo, Monsanto must be desperate. Shitty propaganda piece. A huge tell is this: Zorra Aug 2014 #14
+100 G_j Aug 2014 #17
Concur. immoderate Aug 2014 #30
Just because a silly website says so doesn't make it true. alp227 Aug 2014 #37
Let people who want to use it as a selling point label their produce as "GMO free". Donald Ian Rankin Aug 2014 #16
The GMO producers have even fought that. They don't think foods should be allowed to be pnwmom Aug 2014 #23
That's allowed. It's a non argument. HuckleB Sep 2014 #81
That's the same dumb argument they had against ingredient labeling in general, which they fought pnwmom Aug 2014 #22
I hope you're right. nt ZombieHorde Aug 2014 #38
She's not right. HuckleB Sep 2014 #82
Why is it frustrated_lefty Aug 2014 #25
Maybe because nothing, NOTHING will convince those with anti-GMO views. alp227 Aug 2014 #55
...and your Monsanto buddies are no better than the tobacco companies. U4ikLefty Aug 2014 #56
not a valid comparison alp227 Aug 2014 #57
The tobacco companies hid evidence of harm for decades. The also fought labeling when U4ikLefty Aug 2014 #58
You left off the sarcasm tag. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #26
GMO staved off third world starvation. Google Norman Borlaug, The Man Who Saved A Billion Lives. n/t X_Digger Aug 2014 #60
Why do you pro-labeling folks hate science? U4ikLefty Aug 2014 #27
Bag this with "organic food isn't healthier for you". MH1 Aug 2014 #29
Specter is the author of a book on science denialism. alp227 Aug 2014 #34
GMO labeling is being pushed hard by the organic lobby. Archae Aug 2014 #43
GMO labeling is being fought by Big AG & Monsato. Who has more $$$? U4ikLefty Aug 2014 #59
Same reason. Archae Aug 2014 #63
If people want to pay more for GMO free foods, they should be able to. pnwmom Sep 2014 #72
Well, we (or, at least the GMO industry) can't leave decisions to the people. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2014 #45
Of course we can - that's what letting people label food "GM free" entails. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2014 #68
This is the New Yorker article you need to read frazzled Aug 2014 #53
Monsanto apologist article marions ghost Sep 2014 #69
Denial is a river in ... frazzled Sep 2014 #70
Excuse me while I marions ghost Sep 2014 #73
GMOs kill people. Growing GMOs will promote their development, which will lead to great suffering. Chathamization Aug 2014 #54
Are you saying GMOs kill people? HuckleB Sep 2014 #66
Err...no. "Yeah, it's pretty easy to make baseless claims." It's baseless claim, like in the OP. Chathamization Sep 2014 #74
This topic went well. lol closeupready Aug 2014 #62
Labeling of GMOs won't hinder their development. That's a myth. pnwmom Sep 2014 #71
It is a matter of consumer awareness marions ghost Sep 2014 #75
If so, why don't the consumers make themselves aware of the science? HuckleB Sep 2014 #85
Consumers who have the time and ability marions ghost Sep 2014 #87
If GMOs are so great, why do they have to be sprayed roody Sep 2014 #76
Exactly A Little Weird Sep 2014 #79
And herbicides marions ghost Sep 2014 #88
Here's a response Voice for Peace Sep 2014 #77
Uh, can you prove that the article on Shiva is wrong? HuckleB Sep 2014 #80
You're incorrect about what permaculture is. Voice for Peace Sep 2014 #83
No, I'm not wrong. HuckleB Sep 2014 #84
So you're not obligated to read links, but your opponents are. closeupready Sep 2014 #89
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