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2006-04-19 Europe

Franco Farmin B. Hard without SEEDS!

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Posted by Besoeker 2006-04-19 09:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 1) GE is harming the environment
How's that?

2) threatening the right of farmers and consumers to grow and eat GE free food
Huh? Are farmers being forced to use GE seeds? Seems to me that "GE free" would make a good marketing slogan (kinda like "organic") that some folks would be happy to pay for.

3) What the f*ck gives these idiots the right to decide what seeds farmers can use? Farmers are smart enough to make the decision themselves to use or not use GE seeds.

Posted by Spot">Spot 2006-04-19 10:18|| 2006-04-19 10:18|| Front Page Top

#2 "José" (sounds more progressive than Joseph, doesn't it?) Bové is a hard leftist masquerading as a farmer unionist/environmentalist, using his "Asterix" image to spout out the usual stuff.

Just to give you an idea, he went to pay a support visit to the Arafish when it was confined to its Ramallah HQ, and when he came back, he said to the media he only remembered the barbwire and watchtowers reminiscent of a concentration camp, to "nazify" the jews... I have no doubt he knew exactly what he was saying, despite him having to backpedal on that, he's very media savvy, if only because he earlier blamed the outburts of antisemite acts and notably synagogues arsons... on the mossad! Yeah, right.

Btw, he's the son of a wealthy scientist, specialized in GE, and he studied in the USA.

He's one of the antiglobo/neo marxist usual suspects and big names.

Posted by anonymous5089 2006-04-19 11:30|| 2006-04-19 11:30|| Front Page Top

#3 Genetically engineered crops need less chemical fertilizer, herbicide, insecticide and less water to produce more food.

Your right, it's the beginning of the end!

Posted by bigjim-ky 2006-04-19 14:06|| 2006-04-19 14:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Monsanto ought to hire about 400 "citizen shit pouinders" to go evict the trespassers since the cops let them in apperently.

TRANZI clowns.

Posted by SPoD 2006-04-19 22:38|| http://sockpuppetofdoom.blogspot.com/]">[http://sockpuppetofdoom.blogspot.com/] 2006-04-19 22:38|| Front Page Top

#5 bigjim-ky, that is usually the reason... However, Monsanto is being unhelpful, in their case. With their terminated seeds, and the patent issues, they are quite evil.

Therminated seeds force the farmers buy seeds every year as the seeds produced by the crop won't germinate. It is not only seeds, but the chemicals that are needed for the crop. Monsanto does best they can to tie the two together on genetic level.

So, you'd say "well I won't buy Monsanto's". It's not so simple...

If Monsanto's GM plants cross-polinate with yours, and their specific genetic markers are present in your crop, then your crop belongs to Monsanto and they can do with your crop as they please.

Not all biotech is Monsanto, though.

Posted by twobyfour 2006-04-19 23:21|| 2006-04-19 23:21|| Front Page Top

#6 GE = DAMIEN/THE RAVEN redux!?

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-04-19 23:25|| 2006-04-19 23:25|| Front Page Top

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