tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post4663818594920244549..comments2024-03-27T11:18:34.222-03:00Comments on Viable Opposition: Monsanto's Past and Our Food SupplyA Political Junkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342345936277964422noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-74301035288355387242015-05-26T14:03:55.035-03:002015-05-26T14:03:55.035-03:00And we spend all our time worrying about GMOs and ...And we spend all our time worrying about GMOs and carbon dioxide when we need to deal with REAL environmental pollution and dangerous chemicals. the companies must love these red herrings. Monsanto was a minor producer of Agent Orange during the Vietnam war. Dow Chemical was the main one and when they could not keep up, it was farmed out to others including Monsanto, but for some reason we only remember Monsanto. <br />The notion that businesses and industries will police themselves is not only ludicrous but dangerous. IF governments had engaged in proper oversight, with laws with TEETH, including fines and prison sentences, the concentration of power in Monsanto's hands would not have happened nor would the PCBs and so many other horror stories. Government MUST fund research and conduct lab analysis in situations completely independent of both corporate and political pressureThe Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-71968041013921377022015-05-26T13:33:27.692-03:002015-05-26T13:33:27.692-03:00 it has a heritage that is unforgettable. I think ... it has a heritage that is unforgettable. I think you meant to say Monsanto has a heritage that is unforgivable. Anyone with a functioning mind should think about where this company came from and why in the hell should anyone trust them to modify our food supply...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com