Monsanto gives up fight for genetically modified plants in Europe
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#2I really think there'd be less opposition to GMOs were it not for the fact that this one company -- a firm with a history of somewhat scummy and antagonistic behavior -- didn't control the entire industry.
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Re: Monsanto gives up fight for genetically modified plants in Europe
#4The problem isn't GMO plants in Europe, it's the IP system surrounding them that's the problem. The massive upwelling of opposition to GMO's on the part of national governments isn't opposition to GMO, but instead it's opposition to Monsanto and the legal risks surrounding Monsanto's plants.
Monsanto is predatory to the point of absurdity, and that is where opposition to GMO comes from. They throw lawyers at you until you comply with their demands, and then you pay a tithe to them. It's a modern form of feudalism that centers around abusing the legislative and justice systems.
Re: Monsanto gives up fight for genetically modified plants in Europe
#5The problem isn't GMO plants in Europe, it's the IP system surrounding them that's the problem. The massive upwelling of opposition to GMO's on the part of national governments isn't opposition to GMO, but instead it's opposition to Monsanto and the legal risks surrounding Monsanto's plants. Monsanto is predatory to the point of absurdity, and that is where opposition to GMO comes from. They throw lawyers at you unti…
The problem, though, is that people are incorrectly assuming the opposition to GMO is related to health concerns.
Re: Monsanto gives up fight for genetically modified plants in Europe
#6The problem isn't GMO plants in Europe, it's the IP system surrounding them that's the problem. The massive upwelling of opposition to GMO's on the part of national governments isn't opposition to GMO, but instead it's opposition to Monsanto and the legal risks surrounding Monsanto's plants. Monsanto is predatory to the point of absurdity, and that is where opposition to GMO comes from. They throw lawyers at you unti…
The problem, though, is that people are incorrectly assuming the opposition to GMO is related to health concerns.
The problem with this statement is it is assuming that there are no health concerns.
Re: Monsanto gives up fight for genetically modified plants in Europe
#7Too bad they are getting a free ride with the patent system in US.
Re: Monsanto gives up fight for genetically modified plants in Europe
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
The problem, though, is that people are incorrectly assuming the opposition to GMO is related to health concerns.
The problem with this statement is it is assuming that there are no health concerns.
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For me I just want choice (at the super-market). Choice to not choose GMO, until there is more than enough evidence and discussion around the topic. Maybe you feel there is enough evidence, but I want more. I do not want said firm to 'force' me into eating their product just yet. This is my due diligence on the one life I live.
Re: Monsanto gives up fight for genetically modified plants in Europe
#9The problem isn't GMO plants in Europe, it's the IP system surrounding them that's the problem. The massive upwelling of opposition to GMO's on the part of national governments isn't opposition to GMO, but instead it's opposition to Monsanto and the legal risks surrounding Monsanto's plants. Monsanto is predatory to the point of absurdity, and that is where opposition to GMO comes from. They throw lawyers at you unti…
Actually, the problem IS with GMO plants in Europe.
> ...among those [Europeans] who know what GMOs are, 59 percent of surveyed citizens believe they are unhealthy, with only 22 percent believing they are not.
> In its history, the European Union has only approved two genetically modified organisms for cultivation: Monsanto’s MON810 maize, in 1998 (which was renewed in 2009), and BASF’s Amflora potatoes, in 2010.
Re: Monsanto gives up fight for genetically modified plants in Europe
#10I really think there'd be less opposition to GMOs were it not for the fact that this one company -- a firm with a history of somewhat scummy and antagonistic behavior -- didn't control the entire industry.
They don't control the entire industry. Way to give in to blatant propaganda.