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In reply to the discussion: i'm just going to POST THIS AS LOUD AS I CAN and crush all arguments-MONSANTO=root of all evil. [View all]Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)284. Too late, Bubba. I busted you in a flat lie.
I am through with you.
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i'm just going to POST THIS AS LOUD AS I CAN and crush all arguments-MONSANTO=root of all evil. [View all]
farminator3000
Jan 2013
OP
OMG - I did not even think about that!! Here I am going out of my way not to buy GMOs in the store
jillan
Jan 2013
#4
no seed company is 'safe,' as where companies like monsanto don't own the seeds, they may
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#96
I have lots of bees in California. I let the wood sorrel grow. The tiny yellow
JDPriestly
Jan 2013
#169
Not "pesticides" - Imidocloprid, an insecticide. Need to be more specific.
yellowcanine
Jan 2013
#173
yeah, but they're the most important ones by far, which you can learn in 60 seconds try google
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#282
you actually posted some plagiarism, from a guy called UncleAdolf, so i'm glad to see you go
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#286
just grains, which corn is, you don't know what you're saying. 2/3 of food crops=totally false
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#285
I'm an insect ecologist by profession-- I know quite well what I'm talking about....
mike_c
Jan 2013
#288
then why aren't you talking about genetic diversity or all of the OTHER pollinators also dying?
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#289
not really. if you have a PhD, you should know that entire ecosystems are much more than data, and
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#291
The corporate model that is being imposed on farms is what's killing bees. Monsato is the architect
KittyWampus
Jan 2013
#14
Ok... I guess. What does that mean? (At least you are not defending "GMOs kill bees")
Buzz Clik
Jan 2013
#17
Industrial scale bee-keeping & use of pesticides & mono-cropping all combine
KittyWampus
Jan 2013
#25
"GMOs do not provide any further motivation for monocropping than the original native seeds. "
Agony
Jan 2013
#47
Corn is wind pollinated. "Self pollinated" means a plant pollinates itself. Corn doesn't.
yellowcanine
Jan 2013
#126
and i'm done. synergy. horizontal gene transfer. untested chemicals. surfactants. sad story, really.
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#249
i've actually seen a PET killed by round up, please don't remind me of it
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#185
read the real story, maybe, and a link, maybe? not some prepared email?
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#204
Claims must be supported by actual research, not appeals to reputation (authority). What actual
yellowcanine
Jan 2013
#209
There you go again. Your link has nothing to do with Roundup and bees or Ingram.
yellowcanine
Jan 2013
#250
BTW, peer reviewed articles about neonicotinoids and the correlation to CCD
RomneyLies
Jan 2013
#220
bayer is just a foreign company that monsanto sells its crap to so it won't get an anti-trust suit
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#221
do you have glasses, also? you seem to be missing some key points, here
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#238
you put words on the internet constantly. if roundup isn't PART of the cause, where's a link??
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#242
yes, providing a link that isn't PAID FOR by monsanto saying their crap is safe is just a crazy idea
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#245
the relevance of you saying 'that's not true' is...? and the other hundreds of things besides bees?
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#262
You brought me to this subthread because I said Roundup was safe for humans to use if used properly.
Buzz Clik
Jan 2013
#193
they are killing pretty much everything. with a BRAND NEW PATHOGEN!! how can you know what it does?
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#222
well, you've posted, in total, 1 questionable email, which is much easier than publuishing a study..
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#235
if i emailed them, i'd ask how much they got paid by M to harass the poor guy
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#240
Link is about a protest by Polish beekeepers, not about Roundup killing bees. Do you have an
yellowcanine
Jan 2013
#207
here- knock yourself out- they banned it in poland so, i guess they were right. not hard to find...
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#256
will you pay attention please? big M just bought the only people doing research into the
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#267
"big M just bought the only people doing reasearch into the cause of bee death."
yellowcanine
Jan 2013
#270
did you even read the article about it? because your "quote" is from beelogics website
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#273
It may have been your intent to reply to #14, but in was posted in response to me.
Buzz Clik
Jan 2013
#135
I found your post as a response on the "My Posts" tab at the top of the screen.
Buzz Clik
Jan 2013
#140
We live in the middle of farms (lots of corn) and we have very few insects. Frogs all die also.
glinda
Jan 2013
#103
You are a scientist, or bee-keeper, or both? Isn't it odd how Monsanto killed a test hive and bought
Fire Walk With Me
Jan 2013
#16
And these pesticides do not differ from the pesticides used on non-GMO crops.
Buzz Clik
Jan 2013
#30
GMO crops may be increasing pesticide use - not decreasing like was sposed to happen according to
Agony
Jan 2013
#46
perhaps bees are allergic to corn pollen, which is blown hundreds to thousands of yards by the wind
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#99
WHY there is "no science" on the effects of long term use og the toxins and GMOs:
bvar22
Jan 2013
#69
i didn't just fall off the turnip truck. obviously bayer and mon-ster-santo are in cahoots!
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#95
weak. you seem to be missing the part about how monsanto THREATENS AND OWNS SCIENTISTS
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#236
that's actually laughable what you did there. thanks for reminding me to dissect your tranparency
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#279
i did read it that's the problem. the link you posted was totally bogus. you are the hysterical one
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#281
Life on earth depends on diversity. GMO's are, by definition, exact replicants = no diversity.
KittyWampus
Jan 2013
#13
Standard hybrids have SOME diversity within their DNA. They are not all exact replicants.
KittyWampus
Jan 2013
#28
i'm just going to POST THIS AS LOUD AS I CAN and crush all arguments-MONSANTO=root of all evil.
oldhippydude
Jan 2013
#19
Round up is no worse than any other pesticide. It's the over-application that is awful.
Buzz Clik
Jan 2013
#27
We use a cultivator, rototiller and pull weeds by hand in the organic veggie gardens.
riderinthestorm
Jan 2013
#91
He's a far right nutter, that no-one on DU should have anything to do with
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2013
#89
here in the USA, M just buys its way out of any controversy as with the bee research above
lunasun
Jan 2013
#41
'Root of all evil' is not the way to persuade people. No matter how LOUDLY you scream it.
randome
Jan 2013
#57
Please replace your link to the far right Natural News with a non-obscene one
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2013
#88
the biggest, oldest root on the tree? here's a video..with Dick! (Cheney, of course)
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#157
so was Silent Spring when it came out...maybe 'right' is 'wrong' on occaision?
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#116
There's a kernel of truth in both sides. But Monsanto & GMO needs to be put on a leash.
backscatter712
Jan 2013
#127
The main backlash against Monsanto is due to patents and to European farmers and the subsidy regime
FarCenter
Jan 2013
#144
ALRIGHT ALREADY!!! natural news is a cuckoo site, i xxxx'd it! back on topic, please!
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#110
Link talks about Obama's admin bad moves also = you may have to remove this link too yaknow!!!
lunasun
Jan 2013
#141
i opened a can of worms there, whoops! not his fault the FDA is such a mess! he's trying!
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#149
"occupy monsanto" list of seeds/plants and snoop alert - site seems to be sane
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#155
Corrupt elections lead to corrupt government that fails to regulate/prosecute corrupt businesses
Cliff Arnebeck
Jan 2013
#161
i think i deserve a shout out for not getting booted from my own thread for an insult...
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#246
thank you for your paid spokesman nonsense. you are a perfect example of the problem.
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#254
"Bt and all the other crap are ruining people lives! giving people cancer..." Link?
yellowcanine
Jan 2013
#264
like i just told your buddy...also, i know what bt is, thanks for that anyway
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#266
Bt means Bt and spraying the bacteria in its natural state is WAY different than genetic splicing
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#271
The way to "crush arguments" isn't to be AS LOUD AS YOU CAN BE and throw out
yellowcanine
Jan 2013
#257
"ORDER 81: Re-engineering Iraqi agriculture The ultimate war crime: breaking the agricultural cycle"
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#276
here's the best list of seeds/plants to avoid this planting season, and lots of other stuff
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#295