Monsanto is an agricultural corporation that got its start by producing chemicals like the infamous and horrendous Agent Orange (which was used as a biological weapon in the Vietnam war and is still killing people today) and the pervasive Roundup weed killer. As I had mentioned previously, Roundup itself has been directly linked to diabetes, autism, obesity, heart disease, cancer and more.
Monsanto is an organization that has proven, time and time again, that their corporate profits are far more important than trivial issues like the sanctity of human life and the health of the planet. Here are a few quotes that demonstrate this in a nutshell:
"Monsanto should not have to vouchsafe the safety of biotech food...Our interest is in selling as much of it as possible. Assuring its safety is the FDA's job." -Phil Angell, Monsanto director of corporate communications
"Ultimately, it is the food producer who is responsible for assuring safety." -FDA
"The hope of the industry is that over time the market is so flooded [with GMOs] that there's nothing you can do about it. You just sort of surrender." -Don Westfall, biotech industry consultant
"If you put a label on genetically engineered food you might as well put a skull and crossbones on it." - Norman Braksick, president of Asgrow Seed Co., a subsidiary of Monsanto
Look, we all want to make money. I get it. But genetically modified crops are largely untested for potential long-term consequences. Even the New York times is attacking Monsanto's "science" on GMO safety as a fraud. More studies are regularly surfacing that prove GM foods cause cancer, massive organ failures, grotesque tumors, and early death. Scientists who formerly spoke in favor of genetic modification have switched stances. Thierry Vrain, a scientist whose job it was to reassure public groups that GM foods were safe now says "… I refute the claims of the biotechnology companies that their engineered crops yield more, that they require less pesticide applications, that they have no impact on the environment and of course that they are safe to eat."
Genetically modified foods can be summed up with one simple word: Poison.
With the legitimacy of GM foods up in the air, you would think that at the very least, there would be mandates in place that would require labeling of any food with genetically modified material in it. Without labeling, the entire populace becomes unwitting lab rats in a massive GM experiment. What you might be interested to learn is that not only is labeling not mandated anywhere in the United States, but also our own government officials have passed legislation critics call the Monsanto Protection Act. In a nutshell, this legislation means that even if GM foods are found to be dangerously unsafe, production and distribution of the "food" cannot be halted by law. This piece of legislation was quietly attached to the budget deal that was passed in March of this year.
Everything you have read so far demonstrates the symptoms of blatant systemic corruption in our government. To the right is a list of 18 Monsanto personnel and their corresponding appointed positions in our government. This is not acceptable. This is something We the People must work to correct.For the best advice on how to get involved, see my article "Fear nothing. Question everything. Stand up for your rights." In this case, getting involved with or at least informed on the March Against Monsanto (linked above) is also a great start. Beyond that: Talk to your friends and family. Educate a complete stranger. Attend and speak up at your local City Council meetings. Write your representatives in government. Make your voice heard. You cannot count on your elected representatives to make this right on their own. It's up to us.
“Control oil and you control nations; control food and you control the people.” -Henry Kissinger
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