Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (democratic socialist) wins NY primary

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-I never said something genetically modified posing health risks, I spoke to the impacts of using RoundUp (which you then retorted that you were most in danger of, doing the actual farming).

-History will be on my side on that one; additionally, companies like Monsanto are unethical and capitalism caricatures that hurt farmers at the end of the day.


-confront the meat of my post, instead of this dumb straw man and distracting from the topic at hand.

I swear you did. Someone diary queen this. You went on a massive anti-gmo rant a year or two ago and it wasn't just glyphosate.

I'm glad you seem much more reasonable now

 

[idestroyedthetoilet]

Farmers are stupid and cant calculate increased yield revenue to Bt seed costs. They are in the growing business not the accounting business. How are they supposed to weigh their crop? What, we expect them to become NIST specialists too now? What's next, expecting them to manage their water rights like some Wall Street stock broker?

 

[RandyForRubio]

Roundup just lost a huge law suit against a guy who got cancer from spraying weeds.

Yes, a California jury decided that way.

Science, by and large, does not agree with that.

Long story short, a jury finding that way is not proof that roundup causes/does not cause cancer.

 

[RandyForRubio]

I swear you did. Someone diary queen this. You went on a massive anti-gmo rant a year or two ago and it wasn't just glyphosate.

I'm glad you seem much more reasonable now

I feel like I remember it being how he wouldn’t eat them, but wouldn’t flat out say they were bad. I’m too lazy to look.

 

[RandyForRubio]

-I never said something genetically modified posing health risks, I spoke to the impacts of using RoundUp (which you then retorted that you were most in danger of, doing the actual farming).

-History will be on my side on that one; additionally, companies like Monsanto are unethical and capitalism caricatures that hurt farmers at the end of the day.


-confront the meat of my post, instead of this dumb straw man and distracting from the topic at hand.

Yes Dala, as somebody who applies chemicals, I am more at risk that the consumer eating the food. The risk for both parties is quite low though. Glyphosate ain’t causing no issues. And I’ve been farming for quite a while, and Monsanto’s hasn’t hurt me yet. If anything they’ve helped the modern day farmer, but your rhetoric won’t allow for that.

 

[RandyForRubio]

Farmers are stupid and cant calculate increased yield revenue to Bt seed costs. They are in the growing business not the accounting business. How are they supposed to weigh their crop? What, we expect them to become NIST specialists too now? What's next, expecting them to manage their water rights like some Wall Street stock broker?

It’s exactly why we need the government, Cy, and Dala to tell us what to do. I ain’t got that kinda brain power.

 

[idestroyedthetoilet]

It’s exactly why we need the government, Cy, and Dala to tell us what to do. I ain’t got that kinda brain power.

I'm surprised the anti-Monsanto populism is still [mouth] breathing. They didn't even trigger all this, it was Britain's own outbreak of mad cow disease that got the anti-GMO ball rolling. All was needed was an American corporation to paint a bullseye on and turn mlb or into highschool's new favorite controversial "research" paper. Add in the fact that Monsanto seeds outcompeted European production and you get the funding of corporations and companies backing nationalist protectionism rhetoric and anything else that could be used to fear monger. "Monsanto is trying to play God!".

 

[Siro]

I'm surprised the anti-Monsanto populism is still [mouth] breathing. They didn't even trigger all this, it was Britain's own outbreak of mad cow disease that got the anti-GMO ball rolling. All was needed was an American corporation to paint a bullseye on and turn mlb or into highschool's new favorite controversial "research" paper. Add in the fact that Monsanto seeds outcompeted European production and you get the funding of corporations and companies backing nationalist protectionism rhetoric and anything else that could be used to fear monger. "Monsanto is trying to play God!".

I thought most of the hate for Monsanto was because of their litigiousness? Who cares about the dumbass Europeans and their anti-GMO stance.

 

[Gameface]

I thought most of the hate for Monsanto was because of their litigiousness? Who cares about the dumbass Europeans and their anti-GMO stance.

Not me.

 

[RandyForRubio]

I thought most of the hate for Monsanto was because of their litigiousness? Who cares about the dumbass Europeans and their anti-GMO stance.

Fwiw, while a pain in the ***, their seed contracts are valid. People just tried to cheat.

 

[idestroyedthetoilet]

Fwiw, while a pain in the ***, their seed contracts are valid. People just tried to cheat.

Why is it a pain in the ***? I've read one and it seemed pretty simple and straightforward.

 

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I feel like I remember it being how he wouldn’t eat them, but wouldn’t flat out say they were bad. I’m too lazy to look.

I know what I said— genetically modifying an organism to be used for consumption doesn’t in and of itself cause any negative affects unless (and it’s rare) the inserted protein is an allergen for the consumer. I did my degree in genetics, my term project was on GMOs and Golden Rice.

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My pessimism with the safety of these plants comes from the associated pesticide usage. I understand that organic agriculture still uses certain pesticides (etc etc) but to me there’s numerous reasons why I keep it local and generally organic vs not. Generallr, the best arguments against GMO crops are economical, ethical, and ecological.