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Major Nikon

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87. It's also kind of funny when someone who has been here a week has all the "usual suspects" mapped

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Sun Feb 28, 2016, 01:10 PM

Feb 2016

Almost makes you think they are a repeat customer.

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"If GM foods are safe, as the industry claims, then why the stubborn opposition to labeling?" [View all] marmar Feb 2016 OP

It's like those transcripts. Proles need not know. tk2kewl Feb 2016 #1

The Hillary Goldman transcripts were the first things to come to my mind, too! valerief Feb 2016 #3

Attack on labeling is part of a global attack on local sourcing and labeling in trade 'agreements' Baobab Feb 2016 #20

Excellent point AxionExcel Feb 2016 #35

They are doing it with people too Baobab Feb 2016 #37

Because consumers are stupid Recursion Feb 2016 #2

Wow. How tremendously arrogant. marmar Feb 2016 #4

That is arrogant of stupid consumers, I agree Recursion Feb 2016 #5

I support the public's right to know. marmar Feb 2016 #6

Fair enough. I have nothing against mandating labelling of GMOs Recursion Feb 2016 #10

Look at other issues. Igel Feb 2016 #13

There already is such a label (albeit voluntary, as far as I know) MH1 Feb 2016 #82

Does the public have the right to know which foods were produced through radiation and chemical... Humanist_Activist Feb 2016 #21

Food Babe says we shouldn't eat things with chemicals. Liberal Veteran Feb 2016 #12

Sunlight? Sunlight is radiation! You definitely don't want to petronius Feb 2016 #38

Food Babe sure looks healthy too womanofthehills Feb 2016 #60

That's not an argument, most organic food shoppers are upper class by default because the foods... Humanist_Activist Feb 2016 #70

So, it's OK to parrot Trump-Republican talking points on DU? AxionExcel Feb 2016 #34

On the face of it labeling makes sense. Turbineguy Feb 2016 #7

Are you really sure you don't eat round up? tk2kewl Feb 2016 #8

Secrecy is a hallmark of the GMO-Chem Industry, of Republicans, and of evil AxionExcel Feb 2016 #9

And if they had labels: "If GM foods are safe, why are they required to be labeled?" Liberal Veteran Feb 2016 #11

As it stands today, most GMO crops have only one advantage: glyphosate resistant AxionExcel Feb 2016 #14

It is still bad logic. Liberal Veteran Feb 2016 #17

To be honest I'd rather eat Roundup than pig shit, which I've heard organic farms use... Humanist_Activist Feb 2016 #22

Well, i've heard stuff, too. Want me to share my rumors? AxionExcel Feb 2016 #26

So you think people who have died from shit fertilized produce are untrue rumors? Major Nikon Feb 2016 #47

Having been poisoned by pesticides womanofthehills Feb 2016 #55

Really, which pesticides? Its not like organic farming is pesticide free... Humanist_Activist Feb 2016 #58

Here is a fact check of your link above womanofthehills Feb 2016 #61

Interesting, in the first claim, he gets a fact wrong... Humanist_Activist Feb 2016 #66

Not true, there are a number of advantages Major Nikon Feb 2016 #44

Obama supported labeling before he didn't nationalize the fed Feb 2016 #15

Why industry opposition? The prospect of falling market share. closeupready Feb 2016 #16

Key words here: Archae Feb 2016 #18

What an amazingly perfect, TrueGMObeliever antifactual inversion of reality. AxionExcel Feb 2016 #27

Actual factual reality? Major Nikon Feb 2016 #45

There is difference in taste. Most of the small farmers will use Jim Beard Feb 2016 #36

Except nowadays the "small farmer" you mention only exists in third world countries. Archae Feb 2016 #39

Just curious womanofthehills Feb 2016 #54

And guess what turkeys do on those plants. Archae Feb 2016 #56

I have been eating those raspberries forever womanofthehills Feb 2016 #62

Lots of 3rd world countries have life expectancies similar to the US Major Nikon Feb 2016 #72

I'm not sure what those advantages are Major Nikon Feb 2016 #46

There are several things that use the Organic umbrella Jim Beard Feb 2016 #49

I'm not seeing the advantage Major Nikon Feb 2016 #51

Also less pesticide runnoff womanofthehills Feb 2016 #65

"Organic is nothing BUT marketing". Deadshot Feb 2016 #53

I noticed all you people who hate organic womanofthehills Feb 2016 #63

We don't "hate organic." Archae Feb 2016 #64

... Major Nikon Feb 2016 #89

Why the attack on labeling? Trade rules-Links to info and my thoughts on the main issues Baobab Feb 2016 #19

Here's the problem with using political rather than objective criteria Major Nikon Feb 2016 #48

It's funny that we have our own anti-science people on the left. Deadshot Feb 2016 #23

Monsanto is a boogeyman for the left, hell some of the conspiracy theories revolving around the Zika Humanist_Activist Feb 2016 #25

Pioneer Seeds, a long established good corn seed company was bought by DuPont Jim Beard Feb 2016 #32

just google "monsanto poisons town" nt killbotfactory Feb 2016 #33

Workers File Lawsuit Against Monsanto Alleging Chemicals Caused Cancer womanofthehills Feb 2016 #57

From America's best lawyer Mike Papantonio network womanofthehills Feb 2016 #59

First off, Links? Second off, where is the evidence for all these assertions? Humanist_Activist Feb 2016 #67

Are you kidding? GMO's and Roundup are blamed in anti-GMO propaganda for everything. Archae Feb 2016 #68

While also failing to demonstrate that organic pesticides and herbicides are safer, as claimed... Humanist_Activist Feb 2016 #69

Like I said before, propaganda. Archae Feb 2016 #71

GMOs are responsible for my power steering leak. Orrex Feb 2016 #76

People also used to laugh at the hypothesis that Rock-n-Roll caused devil worship Major Nikon Feb 2016 #79

US postage rates have been linked to global warming and the evidence is pretty convincing Major Nikon Feb 2016 #77

The opposition is simple, GMO is too general a term, what type of GMO should be labeled? Humanist_Activist Feb 2016 #24

Not only that, but it would be largely useless Warpy Feb 2016 #29

64 other countries in the world have no problem with informing their citizens nationalize the fed Feb 2016 #40

Blue Corn is Non GMO Jim Beard Feb 2016 #42

Almost none of the unprocessed corn you buy in the market is GMO Major Nikon Feb 2016 #52

In other words, 135 countries think that the complaint is silly. Got it. Orrex Feb 2016 #74

Maybe we could start our own grocery store chain Jim Beard Feb 2016 #28

Or you could buy a farm and grow your own. Warpy Feb 2016 #30

they'd be friggin' running ads 24/7, flying banners over beaches and fireworks at night MisterP Feb 2016 #31

Just how many food processors are there Jim Beard Feb 2016 #41

I don't think the number of them is the problem Major Nikon Feb 2016 #50

So this is a fight between organic companies and chemical companies? Rex Feb 2016 #43

No. That's one way the industrial chemical-GMO-pharmaceutical-ag Corps frame it AxionExcel Feb 2016 #75

It would be pretty fucking stupid if that were the case Major Nikon Feb 2016 #81

Agreed. It is pretty freaking stupid. And evil, if you ask me. AxionExcel Feb 2016 #83

So who do you think is buying off the AMA and the NSA? Major Nikon Feb 2016 #86

So-called "organic" food producers use chemicals much worse than glyphosate Orrex Feb 2016 #73

Rest easy, Orrex. There are plenty of digital minions emitting those phony whines about organics AxionExcel Feb 2016 #80

"Clean food." That's funny, what you wrote. Orrex Feb 2016 #85

It's also kind of funny when someone who has been here a week has all the "usual suspects" mapped Major Nikon Feb 2016 #87

Library Girl? Archae Feb 2016 #90

... Major Nikon Feb 2016 #91

SpiralHawk Major Nikon Apr 2016 #92

Label them. I do not want GMO's in my food supply from a chemical company bkkyosemite Feb 2016 #78

They are not required to list the poisons in household cleaners, either. Zorra Feb 2016 #84

I'd be interested to know if you could name just one that doesn't Major Nikon Feb 2016 #88