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Agreed, but why then are the opinion papers such as Guardian then concentrating on denouncing GMO or pesticides, and not monocultures?
by ptaipale 10y ago
Agreed, but why then are the opinion papers such as Guardian then concentrating on denouncing GMO or pesticides, and not monocultures?
- jmknoll 10y agoNot entirely sure, but a couple of thoughts. Monoculture is a less well-known problem than pesticides for the general public. Its easier to rail against a problem that feels familiar than to teach a somewhat new idea and then discuss the dangers of it. Additionally, a lot of people like the products of monoculture and the cheap, on-demand, readily-available food business that it enables. It would take a seismic shift for a lot of people to accept discoloration in their mcdonalds french fries, or tomatoes at walmart that aren't all perfectly spherical pinkish orbs.