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This is typical posturing from Monsanto - what else can they do, when confronted with the potential that they've been poisoning the earth with cancer-causing ma
by fit2rule 12y ago
This is typical posturing from Monsanto - what else can they do, when confronted with the potential that they've been poisoning the earth with cancer-causing mass-profit-generationg chemicals, which form the basis of their stock value? It should come as no surprise that they are calling for this report to be retracted, as they must attempt to defend the value of their organization at all costs, regardless, or face the wrath of their masters - the shareholders - when the stock takes a hit.
There are, as mentioned, multiple reports and findings that put Monsanto in hot water on this issue. They deserve to have this dirty laundry aired, considering the massive investment they have made in covering up the problems with their products. This is not a company that will go lightly into the chambers of justice - it will fight all the way for its own position to be held in the public eye, because that is one of the things it does, as a company, to build the value it has achieved so far. Monsanto is not just a biological-product producer; they're also masters at manipulating public opinion, owning politicians, and defining their PR on their own terms. Just like they manipulate the genetics of organisms for their own gain, they manipulate the general publics point of view in the same light. It will take true science to defeat them, and this is a case where it looks like its happening. Finally.
- xkcd-sucks 12y agoThey've certainly got lots of other herbicides in their pipeline... And, their glyphosate patents expired a while ago. Banning Roundup is good for them, because now they can sell a whole new herbicide/herbicide protection system. If Monsanto was subjected to any meaningful penalties it might not be a win for them, but we all know the likelihood of that happening.