I wanted to see if anyone in Twitterland was concerned about GMOs or the attempt to have heirloom seeds outlawed.
#seeds and #EU came up with nothing interesting but #Monsanto hit the jackpot. I followed a link to this :
I have no idea yet who or what Anonymous is but if they have a fan club I’m in. Going to sleep well tonight knowing the groundswell of opinion against Monsanto and its ilk is growing.
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Monsanto controlling the food chain reads like a movie script doesn’t it? One company slowly and insidiously taking control of what the masses put in their mouths, to what end? Apart from money of course.
Surely they must know that uniformity of seed is a bad thing but they are pushing on regardless. If it was a movie we would all see the inevitable coming of the end and know that something needs to be done now to change their course.
You’ve put your finger right on it Metan. Monsanto either doesn’t know [??] or doesn’t care so long as the money keeps rolling in. I’ve seen Monsanto scientists spruiking GMOs and I couldn’t work out whether they were truly convinced their science was infallible, or too scared of losing their cushy jobs to speak out.
Think about the Tobacco Industry. None of /their/ scientists spoke out either but they must have known.
Companies this big are no longer part of Capitalism because they have killed off the competition that is meant to balance the market out. They are states. 😦
Just read that article Metan. I had no idea bread wheat had that peptide!?! I’m familiar with Durum wheat from pasta but basically thought all wheat was the same. 😦
I have just Facebooked the link both as a status update and as a message to my friends. I have Twitter but don’t use it. I will post about it also. I see you have linked up with Celi 🙂
I can’t understand how the US Senate could pass the Monsanto protection act or why it would want to. It’s not in the interest of the people.
In South America Monsanto have reverted to dirty tricks like spraying non Monsanto crops with Round-Up which has penetrated ground water and made people ill. They must be help responsible for their acts. I hope they don’t yet own the UK or Australian Governments and can’t spoil the livelihood of farmers or the health of more people world wide.
Join in the actions that call for them to be brought to book fir their actions.
Twitter is very interesting that way — some trivial things become huge stories on Twitter, but there is also a lot of tweeting about important things. You’ll find both and I kind of like the mix.
Monsanto are dirty players, led my filthy individuals, however I think it would be wise to also help bolster and support the people who are collecting and selling those heirloom seeds. And Never EVER buy any product that has been tarnished with the Monsanto brush. This is what i am trying to do anyway, i think as a collective we are very strong! .. morning .. celi
I’m glad you saw this. I just FB messaged you the link. I referred AC Flory to the Farmy yesterday because it is an example of what to do and how to live which will beat Monsanto and their money hungry conscience-ess ilk.
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May 7th, 2013 at 11:58 am
Monsanto controlling the food chain reads like a movie script doesn’t it? One company slowly and insidiously taking control of what the masses put in their mouths, to what end? Apart from money of course.
Surely they must know that uniformity of seed is a bad thing but they are pushing on regardless. If it was a movie we would all see the inevitable coming of the end and know that something needs to be done now to change their course.
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May 7th, 2013 at 7:24 pm
You’ve put your finger right on it Metan. Monsanto either doesn’t know [??] or doesn’t care so long as the money keeps rolling in. I’ve seen Monsanto scientists spruiking GMOs and I couldn’t work out whether they were truly convinced their science was infallible, or too scared of losing their cushy jobs to speak out.
Think about the Tobacco Industry. None of /their/ scientists spoke out either but they must have known.
Companies this big are no longer part of Capitalism because they have killed off the competition that is meant to balance the market out. They are states. 😦
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May 8th, 2013 at 8:17 pm
Thought you might be interested in this post from a very interesting blogger 🙂
http://manuelinor.wordpress.com/2013/04/21/genetic-monofication/
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May 8th, 2013 at 8:59 pm
Just read that article Metan. I had no idea bread wheat had that peptide!?! I’m familiar with Durum wheat from pasta but basically thought all wheat was the same. 😦
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May 8th, 2013 at 9:06 pm
It just gets worse and worse doesn’t it?
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May 9th, 2013 at 8:53 am
You’re not wrong. 😦
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May 7th, 2013 at 8:00 am
[…] Meeka’s Mind https://acflory.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/has-the-eu-gone-completely-mad/ & https://acflory.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/now-i-see-the-power-of-twitter/ among many others, highlight the risks we are facing. This is just one instance. Control the […]
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May 7th, 2013 at 6:06 am
I have just Facebooked the link both as a status update and as a message to my friends. I have Twitter but don’t use it. I will post about it also. I see you have linked up with Celi 🙂
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May 7th, 2013 at 1:53 am
I can’t understand how the US Senate could pass the Monsanto protection act or why it would want to. It’s not in the interest of the people.
In South America Monsanto have reverted to dirty tricks like spraying non Monsanto crops with Round-Up which has penetrated ground water and made people ill. They must be help responsible for their acts. I hope they don’t yet own the UK or Australian Governments and can’t spoil the livelihood of farmers or the health of more people world wide.
Join in the actions that call for them to be brought to book fir their actions.
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May 7th, 2013 at 1:48 am
Twitter is very interesting that way — some trivial things become huge stories on Twitter, but there is also a lot of tweeting about important things. You’ll find both and I kind of like the mix.
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May 7th, 2013 at 12:21 am
Monsanto are dirty players, led my filthy individuals, however I think it would be wise to also help bolster and support the people who are collecting and selling those heirloom seeds. And Never EVER buy any product that has been tarnished with the Monsanto brush. This is what i am trying to do anyway, i think as a collective we are very strong! .. morning .. celi
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May 7th, 2013 at 6:09 am
I’m glad you saw this. I just FB messaged you the link. I referred AC Flory to the Farmy yesterday because it is an example of what to do and how to live which will beat Monsanto and their money hungry conscience-ess ilk.
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