tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37894952.post4156273934444688341..comments2023-09-06T03:55:53.012-07:00Comments on Nowhere to go but everywhere: SPEE GMO AvoiderMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198921079835614264noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37894952.post-38437026179552289482010-03-05T21:53:12.920-08:002010-03-05T21:53:12.920-08:00Hello,
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I'm seeking help for the children o...Hey guys,<br /><br />I'm seeking help for the children of Haiti. <br /><br />I'm here for a non-profit group that is dedicated to <br />creating oppurtunities for the children in haiti. If anybody wants to give money then this is the site:<br /><br />[url=http://universallearningcentre.org]Donate to Haiti[/url] or <a href="http://universallearningcentre.org" rel="nofollow">Help Haiti</a><br /><br />They give children in Haiti a positive learning environment.<br /><br />Please check them out, they're legit.<br /><br />I greatly appreciate anyone's helpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37894952.post-39340840394345201962010-01-24T05:34:25.244-08:002010-01-24T05:34:25.244-08:00First off, I'll admit that I haven't seen ...First off, I'll admit that I haven't seen firsthand or even secondhand any studies related to GMO stuff, so I really don't know how dangerous the stuff is.<br /><br />That said, it's not at all rare for us humans to design some nice fancy way around a problem only to find out later that the solution has brought about a whole nother set of problems. I read a quotation recently that states it a little better, though I'm reciting from rough memory: "Most of today's problems were yesterday's solutions." Just think about fertilizer, pesticides, CFCs, margarine, aspertane, antibiotics in meat, crushed up cow in cow feed, and whatever other examples you want. We started using them before there were any good studies showing their effects, and by the time we got stuff figured out, damage had already been done. It now looks like even birth control pills are having some side effects - namely, the estrogen gets flushed out in women's urine, enters our water sources, turnes fish into hermaphrodites, and is causing undescended or late-descending testicles in many would-be male children.<br /><br />This of course doesn't guarantee that GMO will be the same, but I don't see why we should start from the assumption that it will be fine, when so many of our endeavors don't turn out that way. The burden of proof lies with the people who want to bring the product to market (as it does with other foods, cosmetics, medicines, etc), not with the people who expect agrobusiness to continue the trend. I see skeptecism as entirely justified. <br /><br />I don't know what the general population's take on GM stuff is, but in any case, I think our duty to protect consumers from possible (even if we haven't established that it's probable) harm, even if they are being a bit overzealous, far outweighs our obligation to allow companies to put new food products onto the market. Especially when there's so little to gain.<br /><br />Get some sleep and then get back.<br /><br />And yes, Politics is F'd. With a capital F. Vote Nader.<br /><br />One more thing, chief, just to incense you a little more - I found a book in a bookshop in Bangalore called "corporations gonna get your mama." I bought it and read it. It was fantastic.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198921079835614264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37894952.post-31820073988581802142010-01-23T00:44:38.724-08:002010-01-23T00:44:38.724-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198921079835614264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37894952.post-82858183783820842562010-01-21T00:46:35.414-08:002010-01-21T00:46:35.414-08:00One thought before I go to bed, however: yes, one ...One thought before I go to bed, however: yes, one reason companies fight to keep GMO stickers off food is because they're afraid people will think they're dangerous. But that's because people have been conditioned to be afraid of the label, even though I have yet to see an intelligent study that says they ARE dangerous. Your argument that "Well, if they're not dangerous, why fight the label?" is sort of like the "beat your wife" argument, in that it places an inherent negative assumption into the argument.<br /><br />Dah, I'm too sleepy to continue. To be continued...chiefy chiefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37894952.post-61953717901311811332010-01-21T00:41:08.233-08:002010-01-21T00:41:08.233-08:00Okay, let's see. First off, that's probabl...Okay, let's see. First off, that's probably some of the best argumentative writing I've read of yours in a while. Among anti-GMO arguments in general, I bet it would rank quite highly as well.<br /><br />Second: dammit! It's my stupid fault, but I've drawn you into an argument that I sorta wanted to have anyway, but now am going to have to actually do some thinking and writing about it. It's also frustrating because I agree with several of your points but want to argue with them anyway (for the sake of defending my repulsive lifestyle).<br /><br />Third: hopefully I'll get some time to do the above.chiefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37894952.post-60640559446916492362010-01-20T10:34:25.695-08:002010-01-20T10:34:25.695-08:00If the companies are spending millions of dollars ...If the companies are spending millions of dollars lobbying congress to keep GMO stickers off their products, there's clearly something amiss. What's wrong with letting people know exactly what they're eating? And smaller profits for Kraft, et al isn't a valid excuse.<br /><br />I happened to watch "Food, Inc." yesterday, and the portion on soy beans was what stood out to me the most. That, and how fucked up lawyers and our legal/political system is (the "piling money on one side of the scales of justice" analogy was perfect). It also seems like politicians try to make it into congress to "make a difference", but they take such huge contributions getting there that their hands are tied to make the changes they actually care about. In other words, our entire political system seems like one big effed up catch-22.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673945838926083092noreply@blogger.com