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You're free to use non GM seeds (or GM from Monsanto's competitors). What's stopping you and other farmers (many of whom do not use GM)?
by penny500 14y ago
You're free to use non GM seeds (or GM from Monsanto's competitors). What's stopping you and other farmers (many of whom do not use GM)?
- voltagex_ 14y agoUntil they cross-pollinate with a patented GM crop...
- penny500 14y agoName one case in which Monsanto sued a farmer for unintentionally planting cross-pollinated seeds.
- CaptainZapp 14y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto_Canada_Inc._v._Schmeiser http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto_Canada_Inc._v._Schmeis... Edit to add: You can argue that this is a he said, she said. Since Mr. Schmeiser did not use Roundup I find his reasoning that he has no interest in the Monsanto seeds rather convincing.
- penny500 14y agoFrom your link: "the court only considered the GM canola in Schmeiser's 1998 fields, which Schmeiser had intentionally concentrated and planted from his 1997 harvest"
- jayfuerstenberg 14y agoSo how much is Monsanto paying you penny500?
- penny500 14y agoHow much is the organic lobby paying you jayfuerstenberg?
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- jayfuerstenberg 14y agohttps://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/tu-quoque https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/tu-quoque penny500
- penny500 14y agojayfuerstenberg, look up "ad hominem" attacks. Don't use logical fallacies if you don't want them used against you.
- stagas 14y agoHey penny500 how does it feel being Mr. Nobody? There's a Greek word for you. You're a "Φερέφωνο" or if you'd like the latinified version, a pherephon. Φέρε=Bring Φώνο=Voice. Translation: The one who mindlessly brings the voice of others for their behalf.
- penny500 14y agoScience and law are on my side. I'll take that over your pseudo-intellectual opinion.