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The problem with GMO is that growers want to keep it secret. They are not proud of what they are doing and do not want to label their products as GMO. They beli
by memracom 11y ago
The problem with GMO is that growers want to keep it secret. They are not proud of what they are doing and do not want to label their products as GMO. They believe that we, the consumers, are stupid and need to be protected by big brother (Communist party central planning committee) because we are not capable of making our own decisions.
But we do not want that. We believe in honesty, openness and freedom of choice. And if this means that it takes 10 generations to weed out the good parts of GMO from the bad, then so be it.
Nobody has to guarantee anybody else obscene profits from some clever idea. Most clever ideas are not that beneficial to the market, and therefore they either fade away or they fill some obscure niche which is less lucrative and glamorous than the founders had expected. So be it!
That is actually true capitalism and true market forces. Recently Elon Musk announced a home battery product that could actually cause the end of nuclear and the dominance of solar power generation. It came about, not through some central committee deciding what is good for us, but through pure capitalism and entrepreneurial spirit. And that is good.
So put a prominent label on any products containing GMO, and explain what you have in there and why it is good. The people will decide because that is their right. The right to make informed decisions is more important than any other right, because there is no liberty when your decisions are manipulated or when the rich and powerful keep you in ignorance and confusion.