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Can you elaborate what makes you think that Monsanto is a "great company"? I am genuinely interested.

by Rondom 10y ago

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CobrastanJorji 10y ago
For one, their executives are known to report accounting improprieties that they encounter to the SEC :)
- tanderson92 10y ago
  That executive is somewhat less likely to report future accounting improprieties ;)
  - hiddenkrypt 10y ago
    True, but imagine if you were one of the remaining executives. You just saw that guy rat you all out and run off with 22M$. I think that they're going to have to be on their toes, because now the rest of them know exactly what will happen if there's any malfeasance.
randyrand 10y ago
I'm a big proponent of GMOs and Monsanto has been making very good progress there. The controversy over them suing innocent farmers is exaggerated, IMO. Overall I think they are an undoubtedly hugely beneficial company to society.
- themartorana 10y ago
  Is your opinion of exaggeration one that comes from being a farmer? Because I know a few farmers, and the fear is real.
  - Mchl 10y ago
    Does the fear result from Monsanto actually suing them or from anti-GMO propaganda?
  - ptaipale 10y ago
    Fear is real but unfounded. You don't get sued by Monsanto for doing something accidentally. You really have to intentionally violate their rights. The one case referred regarding this (Monsanto vs. Schmeiser) is widely misreported by anti-GMO and anti-Monsanto activists. See Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto_Canada_Inc_v_Schmeiser https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto_Canada_Inc_v_Schmeise... The case is widely cited or referenced by the anti-GM community in the context of a fear of a company claiming ownership of a farmer’s crop based on the inadvertent presence of GM pollen grain or seed.[21][22] "The court record shows, however, that it was not just a few seeds from a passing truck, but that Mr Schmeiser was growing a crop of 95–98% pure Roundup Ready plants, a commercial level of purity far higher than one would expect from inadvertent or accidental presence."

Can you elaborate what makes you think that Monsanto is a "great company"? I am genuinely interested.

by Rondom 10y ago

Can you elaborate what makes you think that Monsanto is a "great company"? I am genuinely interested.

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CobrastanJorji 10y ago

For one, their executives are known to report accounting improprieties that they encounter to the SEC :)

tanderson92 10y ago
That executive is somewhat less likely to report future accounting improprieties ;)
- hiddenkrypt 10y ago
  True, but imagine if you were one of the remaining executives. You just saw that guy rat you all out and run off with 22M$. I think that they're going to have to be on their toes, because now the rest of them know exactly what will happen if there's any malfeasance.

randyrand 10y ago

I'm a big proponent of GMOs and Monsanto has been making very good progress there. The controversy over them suing innocent farmers is exaggerated, IMO. Overall I think they are an undoubtedly hugely beneficial company to society.

themartorana 10y ago
Is your opinion of exaggeration one that comes from being a farmer? Because I know a few farmers, and the fear is real.
- Mchl 10y ago
  Does the fear result from Monsanto actually suing them or from anti-GMO propaganda?
- ptaipale 10y ago
  Fear is real but unfounded. You don't get sued by Monsanto for doing something accidentally. You really have to intentionally violate their rights. The one case referred regarding this (Monsanto vs. Schmeiser) is widely misreported by anti-GMO and anti-Monsanto activists. See Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto_Canada_Inc_v_Schmeiser https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto_Canada_Inc_v_Schmeise... The case is widely cited or referenced by the anti-GM community in the context of a fear of a company claiming ownership of a farmer’s crop based on the inadvertent presence of GM pollen grain or seed.[21][22] "The court record shows, however, that it was not just a few seeds from a passing truck, but that Mr Schmeiser was growing a crop of 95–98% pure Roundup Ready plants, a commercial level of purity far higher than one would expect from inadvertent or accidental presence."