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Are Ag/Biotech giants TRYING to kill us?

Posted by: Deep Dad Nine on December 16, 1999 at 10:37:22:

From an anti-biotech newsletter:

"As we pointed out in the last issue of this newsletter, our growing
global forces have not yet managed to drive a stake through the heart of the Frankenfoods monster. In fact over the past six weeks we've seen an unprecedented counter-attack by biotech and agribusiness interests. See the current issue of PR Watch at
The entire phalanx of life science corporations have stopped quarreling with Monsanto and one another and have closed ranks to fight off their common enemy--us. North American and international newspapers are filled with "third party testimonials" by scientists and government officials telling us how great agbiotech is and how those of us in the opposition are fear-mongering Luddittes. PR firms and biotech labs plant stories in the press every
day about how the next wave of biotech "functional foods" will improve
public health, fight off disease, and eliminate nutritional deficiencies in the Third World. Other gene engineers promise to solve the global crisis of deforestation with herbicide-resistant, fast-growing trees; replenish
depleted fish stocks with GE Frankenfish; or save lives with thousands
of organ transplants from genetically engineered pigs to humans.

The Gene Giants will undoubtedly continue "emptying their pockets" to
buy off politicians, university research scientists, influential public
figures, and regulatory agencies. PR-engineered front groups will
proliferate. Journalists and media organizations will continue being
pressured and manipulated...."

DDN: Observation: Wouldn't it be easier and cheaper for ag giants to sell us something we all actually WANTED instead of things people tend to FEAR and HATE? How about untainted, organically grown, naturally nutritious and naturally tasty food? Isn't there a market for THAT? At the very least, who would complain? They wouldn't have to pay ANYbody off, the could shrink their PR departments down to a fraction of what they currently are, we'd be eating terrific food everywhere we went, and they'd be loved and respected by all. But no.

I'm starting to wonder, other than money, what could be corporate agriculture's incentive for insisting that we all eat crappy, poisonous food? Ideas anyone?


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