A Lonely Quest for Facts on Genetically Modified Crops

[rex_dart]

KONA, Hawaii - From the moment the bill to ban genetically engineered crops on the island of Hawaii was introduced in May 2013, it garnered more vocal support than any the County Council here had ever considered, even the perennially popular bids to decriminalize marijuana.Public hearings were dominated by recitations of the ills often attributed

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[spiritoftherain]

I admit I'm more anti-Monsanto than I am anti-GMOs at present. Trying to copyright seeds that spread to other farms and charging those farms for the crops is just plain corporate evil. The nature of modifying foods is just an ongoing conversation.

[apostle_of_eris]

The thing is, the new genetic technologies can be used for a myriad of results, good, bad, neutral, or unknown.
If someone said, "Missles and bombs are made of metal, guns are metal, knives are metal, even brass knuckles are metal. Obviously metal is an evil technology we should shun." You'd say, "Um, no."

[awfulbliss]

There is no area that liberals embarrass themselves more on than GMOs/"natural" food/"processed" food and the absolute worst..."superfoods." The amount of pseudoscience lapped up to confirm preconceived notions about EVIL LAB EXPERIMENT FOOD is amazing.

[eldvno]

The anti-GMO movement needs to move from anti-science (irrational) to anti-capitalism (rational). There is nothing wrong with GMOs in concept, but considering they are almost exclusively controlled by companies like Monsanto, that is reason enough to oppose them.

That is why I support GMO-labeling, I don't want to be in cahoots with Monsanto & Co.

[romp]

(my internet keeps punking out--I give up)