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lagomorph777

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15. Sigh..you seem to be ignoring the content of my posts, but for those who DO read...

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 04:02 PM

Mar 2016

http://gmosummit.org/former-pro-gmo-scientist/

http://nutritionstudies.org/gmo-dangers-facts-you-need-to-know/

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/01/the-very-real-danger-of-genetically-modified-foods/251051/

http://www.livestrong.com/article/216714-dangers-of-gmo-foods/

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/08/06/genetic-modification.aspx

http://responsibletechnology.org/gmo-education/health-risks/

"Today, the same biotech companies who have been found guilty of hiding toxic effects of their chemical products are in charge of determining whether their GM foods are safe. Industry-funded GMO safety studies are too superficial to find most of the potential dangers, and their voluntary consultations with the FDA are widely criticized as a meaningless façade."

http://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/genetically-engineered-foods-may-be-far-more-harmful-than-we-thought/

http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releases/3766/are-gmos-safe-no-consensus-in-the-science-scientists-say-in-peer-reviewed-statement

https://thetruthaboutcancer.com/dangers-gmo-foods/

"The FDA does not require a single safety study on GMOs. This became policy in 1992 overseen by Michael Taylor who was formerly Monsanto’s attorney. He was actually assigned a new position designed specifically for him by the FDA, when the agency was ordered by the White House to promote GMO’s."

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The GMO-labelling movement is about faith, not facts. [View all] alp227 Mar 2016 OP

The title you posted seems slightly contradictory to the content of the post. HuckleB Mar 2016 #1

Typo on slate's part. nt alp227 Mar 2016 #3

Got it! HuckleB Mar 2016 #4

Weird that Monsanto chose to send out their Zombies and Hucklesters in a week with a lot of news lagomorph777 Mar 2016 #8

Strange that you have nothing to offer but lame personal attacks. HuckleB Mar 2016 #10

Sigh..you seem to be ignoring the content of my posts, but for those who DO read... lagomorph777 Mar 2016 #15

Nice Gish Gallop of anti-GMO propaganda, including Seralini, Mercola, Vrain, & cancer CTs. HuckleB Mar 2016 #17

Mercola? PasadenaTrudy Mar 2016 #21

That wasn't even the silliest link there. HuckleB Mar 2016 #22

I believe it.. PasadenaTrudy Mar 2016 #26

It's amazing that some DUers will promote such incredible fictions. HuckleB Mar 2016 #27

Oh look, the neophyte is trying to be creative... Dr Hobbitstein Mar 2016 #11

Notice it's the same old Zombies all the time womanofthehills Mar 2016 #31

The sock puppets are dirty. HuckleB Mar 2016 #37

Exactly! nt revbones Mar 2016 #51

Big organic has done a very good job creating propaganda. ZombieHorde Mar 2016 #2

I like their food. roody Mar 2016 #46

Neither side can make a decent Brussels sprout. nt ZombieHorde Mar 2016 #47

Marketing works. HuckleB Mar 2016 #50

Label everything, let the market decide Autumn Colors Mar 2016 #5

You might want to look past the anti-GMO marketing propaganda. HuckleB Mar 2016 #6

gmo labeling around the world & beginning in US womanofthehills Mar 2016 #30

Have you seen the map of countries that ban homosexuality? HuckleB Mar 2016 #35

Comparing GMO labeling to homosexuality bans? U4ikLefty Mar 2016 #44

What's sad is that you think fear mongering politics is an argument. HuckleB Mar 2016 #48

Give me a f**king break womanofthehills Mar 2016 #94

You don't get a break. You are promoting baseless fear with nonsense. HuckleB Mar 2016 #97

Let Govenrment handle food wisechoice Mar 2016 #104

Monsanto sells non-GMO and organic seeds, too. HuckleB Mar 2016 #105

Speaking of the bees..... womanofthehills Mar 2016 #34

Wow! HuckleB Mar 2016 #36

Our landlord has lost two hives full Autumn Colors Mar 2016 #38

Your landlord is a bad keeper. HuckleB Mar 2016 #43

what is the absolute negative in open labeling? LanternWaste Mar 2016 #7

It threatens Monsanto's profits lagomorph777 Mar 2016 #9

It creates and unnecessary panic. Dr Hobbitstein Mar 2016 #12

Ahh, now we see it: "You can't HANDLE the truth!" lagomorph777 Mar 2016 #16

Truth does not seem to be a concern of the anti-GMO crowd. HuckleB Mar 2016 #19

Definitely count me in the anti GMO crowd womanofthehills Mar 2016 #96

And you confess with two deceitful memes. HuckleB Mar 2016 #98

You mean like how people gave up smoking after they put warning labels on the package? Rex Mar 2016 #29

No. That would be NECESSARY panic. Dr Hobbitstein Mar 2016 #32

Labeling solves nothing. progressoid Mar 2016 #23

Nailed it! nt Dr Hobbitstein Mar 2016 #33

I borrowed that from another DUer. progressoid Mar 2016 #65

Define "open labeling." HuckleB Mar 2016 #24

Sorry to hear you hate knowledge and democracy AxionExcel Mar 2016 #13

Make that fear-mongering and unnecessary burdens. alp227 Mar 2016 #18

42% of Americans don't believe in evolution mythology Mar 2016 #25

Agree Johnny2X2X Mar 2016 #14

anti-GMO = anti-vax, anti-cell phone, anti-power line, 9/11-truth, etc. Major Nikon Mar 2016 #20

Sure. Way to make a point revbones Mar 2016 #52

So why do the anti-GMO hubs like March Against Monsanto support those things? HuckleB Mar 2016 #53

No, I buy into providing consumer information revbones Mar 2016 #54

Monsanto sells all types of seeds. Most farmers don't save seeds, and haven't done so for decades. HuckleB Mar 2016 #55

It's too bad that list isn't numbered Major Nikon Mar 2016 #57

That would be handy! HuckleB Mar 2016 #87

Way to miss a point Major Nikon Mar 2016 #56

You cannot tell consumers they cannot have something when they want it, they will make you pay. Rex Mar 2016 #28

The pro-gmo movement is about pandering to global monopolistic toxic corporations. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #39

Science-based links? HuckleB Mar 2016 #42

Sure, just like the "pro-big pharma" movement had nothing to do with debunking mindless anti-vax woo Major Nikon Mar 2016 #59

You've lost. Face it. closeupready Mar 2016 #40

An, so baseless labels are a win! HuckleB Mar 2016 #41

My biggest problem with GMO (laboratory-based hybridization) kentauros Mar 2016 #45

Any variety can do that. HuckleB Mar 2016 #49

Percy Schmeiser myth Major Nikon Mar 2016 #63

Indeed. -eom- HuckleB Mar 2016 #64

Your biggest problem was never anything more than smoke and mirrors Major Nikon Mar 2016 #62

Yeah, I don't really care about your opinion. kentauros Mar 2016 #70

So you admit that reality does not matter to you. HuckleB Mar 2016 #72

Rest assured the feeling is mutual Major Nikon Mar 2016 #73

I don't entirely trust Wikipedia, especially with how it's run these days. kentauros Mar 2016 #78

Well I hear that quite a bit from people who prefer biased opinions Major Nikon Mar 2016 #79

As far as I'm concerned, it -is- a scientific research group. kentauros Mar 2016 #80

It's not. HuckleB Mar 2016 #82

What is up with the alt-reality crowd that makes them think thier opinions... Humanist_Activist Mar 2016 #83

"they conduct no research." kentauros Mar 2016 #88

Really? Are they published, or do they sponsor publications in scientific journals? Humanist_Activist Mar 2016 #89

I don't fear research in it. kentauros Mar 2016 #90

Again, an example of the bubble you exist in, in your post itself. Also, I didn't dismiss it out... Humanist_Activist Mar 2016 #91

"debunk one of their articles" kentauros Mar 2016 #92

Because I sourced it? Its not that hard, actual, hard facts about things... Humanist_Activist Mar 2016 #93

Well, after a little more searching of my own, kentauros Mar 2016 #95

Well, interesting, I'm willing to admit I'm wrong, they are providing decent scientific research... Humanist_Activist Mar 2016 #103

I agree with you about their website. kentauros Mar 2016 #106

I guess its the nature of my job, I work from home doing customer service... Humanist_Activist Mar 2016 #108

Reading and listening to language kentauros Mar 2016 #109

I care less about opinions and more about facts Major Nikon Mar 2016 #84

Really, you trust a biased source? That jumps to conclusions in their articles and is just wrong... Humanist_Activist Mar 2016 #86

So they get labeled. So what? marmar Mar 2016 #58

Yes Major Nikon Mar 2016 #67

Misinformation is not a good thing. HuckleB Mar 2016 #68

So labeling foods with what's actually in them is "misinformation"? marmar Mar 2016 #69

You're not asking for a label that tells what's in the food. HuckleB Mar 2016 #71

It's NOT labeling foods with what's actually in them Major Nikon Mar 2016 #76

Information is a good thing! You always side with the big corporations! womanofthehills Mar 2016 #99

I side with science, evidence, logic, ecology, and the planet. HuckleB Mar 2016 #100

We have a right to know what we are eating. It is as basic as that. upaloopa Mar 2016 #60

So why label only one seed development technology, but not all of them? HuckleB Mar 2016 #61

Good luck getting a coherent answer to either of those questions Major Nikon Mar 2016 #66

I think you know why upaloopa Mar 2016 #74

So you acknowledge that it's about creating baseless fear, and marketing organic products. HuckleB Mar 2016 #75

I think you already knew that Major Nikon Mar 2016 #77

Food fight! Food fight! So Far From Heaven Mar 2016 #81

If I Were a Food Activist HuckleB Mar 2016 #85

You're scientifically precise acceptance of 'whatever scientists do to food is ok' stance Trajan Mar 2016 #101

You don't appear to know much about biology, so your job is meaningless to the discussion. HuckleB Mar 2016 #102

You do know that this is a dead serious issue in places like Mexico nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #107