I have a few ardent anti GMO friends on Facebook and the stuff they post is so terrible in terms of scientific value that its really turned me off from paying any attention to them. The studies so far are pretty cautious with limited immediately actionable information, but they get blown so out of proportion.What the f... That first link of yours completely reversed the conclusions of the study they themselves linked to. *headslap* Be very careful about seeking out confirmatory evidence for your existing beliefs. That is the way of the conspiracy theorist. Try to learn about the many facets of an issue, not just the supposed horror stories.
I'm asking for people's opinions on the subject, I figured I'd make it easier by linking some articles about what I was talking about. I'll admit it was a bit of a rush job linking the first one, I just didn't want to use the same source (the second) for both.What the f... That first link of yours completely reversed the conclusions of the study they themselves linked to. *headslap* Be very careful about seeking out confirmatory evidence for your existing beliefs. That is the way of the conspiracy theorist. Try to learn about the many facets of an issue, not just the supposed horror stories.
That's also inaccurate, and Bt (Bacillus thuringensis) is not harmful to us, nor are its proteins. It has no reason to express the gene in question in our gut. I'm not saying that it never would, but Bacteria do not waste energy expressing genes that do not help them in some way. I'll see if I can track down the studies.Call me a skeptic, but a corn that produces its own pesticide and the fact that most GMO proteins stay in your system
But didn't you hear? Pizza is a vegetable!Heck with your GMO veggies, I'ma print me up some pizza.
Boy what a reasonable and unbiased article.Monsanto Hires Infamous Mercenary Group to Infiltrate/Track Anti-GMO groups.
Yeah, remember that unprovoked attack in Iraq by Blackwater in 2007? These are the guys being offered up to 500,000 dollars to infiltrate anti-GMO groups.
See the part where they mention that the people actually hired by Monsanto is Total Intelligence, a private intelligence company (part owned by one of Blackwater's founders), not Blackwater, the private mercenary group? And then how they ignore that and keep repeating "Monsanto and Blackwater" over and over and over and over.The spokesperson told Scahill he was told Total Intelligence was completely separate from Blackwater.
The news that Monsanto hired a Blackwater company for intelligence reports is rocketing around the world via anti-GMO activists. Blogger Rady Ananda summed up the relationship between Monsanto and Blackwater as
"... A death-tech firm weds a hit squad."
I could understand the confusion when both Blackwater and TIS were both founded Erik Prince and both Blackwater and TIS have(had in the case of Blackwater, as he was forced to resign before Blackwater 'rebranded'.) the same co-chairman Coffer Black.Boy what a reasonable and unbiased article.
See the part where they mention that the people actually hired by Monsanto is Total Intelligence, a private intelligence company (part owned by one of Blackwater's founders), not Blackwater, the private mercenary group? And then how they ignore that and keep repeating "Monsanto and Blackwater" over and over and over and over.
The truth is still alarming: but not as sensational as MONSANTO AND BLACKWATER.
Honesty is overrated when there's an agenda to be sold!
If it was confusion, sure, but they acknowledge in the article that it's actually TIS being hired, and then keep saying Blackwater. They're not confused. They are lying at worst and obfuscating at best. I'm not pleased either way; don't get me wrong. But you know. Mote, rod, eye, and all that. You can't go around accusing people of being unscrupulous and then act like it's okay if you're unscrupulous.I could understand the confusion when both Blackwater and TIS were both founded Erik Prince and both Blackwater and TIS have(had in the case of Blackwater, as he was forced to resign before Blackwater 'rebranded'.) the same co-chairman Coffer Black.
Okay, yeah. I understand where you're coming from. They did obviously keep Blackwater in the article as shock-value. But the point does still stand.If it was confusion, sure, but they acknowledge in the article that it's actually TIS being hired, and then keep saying Blackwater. They're not confused. They are lying at worst and obfuscating at best. I'm not pleased either way; don't get me wrong. But you know. Mote, rod, eye, and all that. You can't go around accusing people of being unscrupulous and then act like it's okay if you're unscrupulous.