09-27-2012, 09:51 AM
A lot of the rap against Monsanto started in the 80's with genetically modified crops that didn't produce seed. The tin hat crowd picked this up as a "controlling the food supply" conspiracy. They said, start hoarding seeds because the day was coming when only Monsanto would have seeds for new crops.
Hello, has anybody heard of Naval Oranges? Or how about Seedless Watermelon? These people never heard of Luther Burbank or George Washington Carver? There is another crop, sinsemilla (a conjunction of the spanish "sin" (with out) and "semilla" (seed) to mean "without seeds"). This particular crop, you don't want to go to seed because it affects righteousness. And it is reproduced by taking cuttings, which can be done with many other plants.
Companies like Monsanto are dealing with a situation everybody is experiencing. We are seeing evolution in progress. Bacteria, viruses, and microscopic parasites are going through thousands of generations in a fraction of a human lifetime. Heard of necrotizing fasciitis (flesh eating bacteria)? Or how about super staph in hospitals? Or vaccine resistant tuberculosis? Bacteria, viruses and parasites are Klingon, that is, that which does not kill them makes them stronger. When antiseptics and vaccines are 99.9% effective, that means 0.1% survive and modify themselves to be even more resistant. Companies like Monsanto are just trying to find ways to fight back. They can be blamed for not being more effective.
Or Monsanto may very well be Umbrella Corporation.
Hello, has anybody heard of Naval Oranges? Or how about Seedless Watermelon? These people never heard of Luther Burbank or George Washington Carver? There is another crop, sinsemilla (a conjunction of the spanish "sin" (with out) and "semilla" (seed) to mean "without seeds"). This particular crop, you don't want to go to seed because it affects righteousness. And it is reproduced by taking cuttings, which can be done with many other plants.
Companies like Monsanto are dealing with a situation everybody is experiencing. We are seeing evolution in progress. Bacteria, viruses, and microscopic parasites are going through thousands of generations in a fraction of a human lifetime. Heard of necrotizing fasciitis (flesh eating bacteria)? Or how about super staph in hospitals? Or vaccine resistant tuberculosis? Bacteria, viruses and parasites are Klingon, that is, that which does not kill them makes them stronger. When antiseptics and vaccines are 99.9% effective, that means 0.1% survive and modify themselves to be even more resistant. Companies like Monsanto are just trying to find ways to fight back. They can be blamed for not being more effective.
Or Monsanto may very well be Umbrella Corporation.
*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*