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13. Thanx for reminding me that I need to buy some more round up

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Fri Mar 18, 2016, 02:43 PM

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Study shows 99.6% of Germans tainted by toxic glyphosate (GMO handmaiden) [View all] AxionExcel Mar 2016 OP

Wait, wait, wait. wait... Act_of_Reparation Mar 2016 #1

Yup, you are right. It's toxic crap, either herbicides or pesticides AxionExcel Mar 2016 #2

It is pretty awful stuff. Act_of_Reparation Mar 2016 #8

Not to mention its not related to Roundup, which hasn't been... Humanist_Activist Mar 2016 #18

Computer scientists are in a good position to do epidemiological studies. n/t pnwmom Mar 2016 #35

No, no they are not, they would be great at finding patterns that fit their... Humanist_Activist Mar 2016 #36

And physician researchers without a strong statistical and computer background pnwmom Mar 2016 #37

The problem is the studies fail to provide a mechanism of action... Humanist_Activist Mar 2016 #39

Without computer scientists and epidemiologists, pnwmom Mar 2016 #41

So you link to Seralini, who has already been caught using poor statistical analysis in his papers.. Humanist_Activist Mar 2016 #43

He is considered anti-GMO because of his research. But he wasn't involved pnwmom Mar 2016 #44

That's simply not true, he's been outspoken about being Anti-GMO since at least 1997... Humanist_Activist Mar 2016 #48

Nonsense Major Nikon Mar 2016 #54

Seralini: A True Industry Shill. HuckleB Mar 2016 #45

Next we'll hear from the shill known as Benbrook. HuckleB Mar 2016 #46

Most consumers aren't asking for all that; they simply want labeling. closeupready Mar 2016 #58

They've been conned by bad corporate propaganda. HuckleB Mar 2016 #59

Well, at that point, they'll decide labels don't matter and make closeupready Mar 2016 #63

But the labels are useless at doing the thing I would assume they would want it to do... Humanist_Activist Mar 2016 #60

Risks? No. Pork genes in tomato products? Yes. closeupready Mar 2016 #64

See, that's the thing, saying things like "Pork genes in tomato products" just makes you sound... Humanist_Activist Mar 2016 #66

I have no time for you, sorry. You've shown closeupready Mar 2016 #67

You literally proclaim you have a closed mind, yet I'm the one in the echo chamber? Humanist_Activist Mar 2016 #72

You aren't worth the hide. You really aren't. But keep trying. closeupready Mar 2016 #75

Not sure why you keep saying that. Not even sure why you think this warrents... Humanist_Activist Mar 2016 #77

"Most consumers" don't even know what GMO is Major Nikon Mar 2016 #62

Yeah, that's likely correct. So what? closeupready Mar 2016 #68

So a label is meaningless on a whole different level. HuckleB Mar 2016 #74

Sociopathy is the biggest threat to the human race AZ Progressive Mar 2016 #3

Unfortunately I think, untreated, it has now devolved into psychopathy. Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #4

Sociopathy and Psychopathy are different terms for the same thing. Act_of_Reparation Mar 2016 #5

Read this before sputtering nonsense pbmus Mar 2016 #10

! AxionExcel Mar 2016 #81

children are not smaller adults KT2000 Mar 2016 #6

Yep, it's criminal all right, chapdrum Mar 2016 #23

good point - when our KT2000 Mar 2016 #31

+1 AxionExcel Mar 2016 #82

It's not even GMO that's the thing people don't get. Hey, even the list in the OP focuses on GMO Person 2713 Mar 2016 #7

Big money in this though I would imagine. jalan48 Mar 2016 #9

Big money is in this, but not what you think. Archae Mar 2016 #11

Who is this "their" in the organic industry? You mean the small farmers? jalan48 Mar 2016 #17

Go to your local supermarket. Archae Mar 2016 #21

Many mothers glad they can get milk without synthetic chemical crud in it AxionExcel Mar 2016 #25

Milk producers can use antibiotics same way other dairy farmers do. Archae Mar 2016 #27

Pro-tip: Using fallacies to make false allegations of fallacies is the epitome of "stupid" Major Nikon Mar 2016 #56

There aren't many "small farmers" left, most food production is industrialized... Humanist_Activist Mar 2016 #24

oh right - KT2000 Mar 2016 #34

I need to read the article, but I thought that blondie58 Mar 2016 #12

Even if the lecture was free... Archae Mar 2016 #28

Your endlessly repeated Drumphian Logic is perfect. First, throw ad hominem poo AxionExcel Mar 2016 #38

Using ad hominem to finger wag about ad hominem Major Nikon Mar 2016 #42

Glyphosate is not just on GMO products. Wheat is a big one people overlook Person 2713 Mar 2016 #40

Thanx for reminding me that I need to buy some more round up Botany Mar 2016 #13

because plant poison should only kill plants. WEEEEEeeeeeee. better living thru chemistry! NOT! pansypoo53219 Mar 2016 #14

The Certified organic industry uses herbicides, many that are far more toxic than... Humanist_Activist Mar 2016 #16

that it. no more food then. pansypoo53219 Mar 2016 #19

Here's something for you to think about then, many plants produce... Humanist_Activist Mar 2016 #22

What herbicides are those? avaistheone1 Mar 2016 #26

Here's the big list from the government. Humanist_Activist Mar 2016 #30

So their urine would be illegal as drinking water? knightmaar Mar 2016 #15

Corporate rights uber alles chapdrum Mar 2016 #20

Probably the same percentage of Americans, too. nt valerief Mar 2016 #29

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!FUCKING MONSANTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #32

How is someone zero years old? Rex Mar 2016 #33

More shit research Major Nikon Mar 2016 #47

So this is two-years-old, but being promoted as if it's new and alarming information? HuckleB Mar 2016 #49

Don't worry, it's still in the news cycle over at NaturalNews®, Mercola, et al Major Nikon Mar 2016 #50

Nope. You are wrong again, as usual. It's being promoted as important information. AxionExcel Mar 2016 #51

So you got caught promoting something old, and unreliable, and you double down? HuckleB Mar 2016 #53

Sure, promoted by NaturalNews®, Mercola, Moms Across America, et al Major Nikon Mar 2016 #55

It's not as if High Quality Junk Science comes out every day Major Nikon Mar 2016 #61

That does not appear to be it, the 'study' described in the OP really doesn't petronius Mar 2016 #69

So where is the "study" in the OP published? HuckleB Mar 2016 #70

As I said, I have no idea where it is (if it's available at all)... petronius Mar 2016 #71

So it may be completely imaginary? HuckleB Mar 2016 #73

Could be. Whatever it is, I can't find it... petronius Mar 2016 #76

The article in the OP is pretty shitty Major Nikon Mar 2016 #78

I agree: the research(er) is unreliable, the study you linked is gibberish, and the petronius Mar 2016 #80

64 other countries in the world have no problem with informing their citizens nationalize the fed Mar 2016 #52

That Senate bill died, thankfully. Ilsa Mar 2016 #57

I'm pro GMO bhikkhu Mar 2016 #65

Always surprising to see how many ENTITIES support toxic glorp in the human body - passionately AxionExcel Mar 2016 #79