How Monsanto really makes GMOs

Stick to local farmers markets or grow your own.

The flyer is a great idea. Maybe we could bounce it back and fourth a couple times to perfect it.

I'll print it and hand out too!!!!

I work at a big company and go to school, so that's a heap of people to raise awareness with...

Oh, in case that wasn't enough to convince you these guys are just a front for B.O./big oil & the B.C./ Big Chemical companies, get a load of this... in their definition of "producers" organic farming doesn't count... neither do herbal remedies (especially not if they're homemade), neither do any kind of handmade products, & they consider ALL 'modern art' & rock music to be worthless at best, harmful at its worst. They refer to organic farming & gardening, most herbal remedies, and handmade products as "meaner" products that hinder the development of an "advanced" & "enlightened" society. What does that tell you?

They also pretend to be pro-choice, anti-racist, and pro-equal rights for gays & lesbians. And, of course, they're very much against any kind of regulation of business. Then they say that they are also against any kind of regulation on any kind of drugs, yet they strongly advise against poisoning your own mind with any of them, including alcohol & tobacco, & refined sugar & refined flour. They say they don't approve of ANY kind of regulations on anything except to protect life & property... I guess that means they think there should be no age-limits on alcohol, tobacco, or drug use either?

They seem to be desperate to recruit all the liberals they can get, along With all the gung-ho capitalism, pro-big business types. Really not very trustworthy sounding people so, I ignored them except to start warning my friends about them. These people have got a serious itch to dominate the world, from the way they talk. BTW--their books cost a Whole lot more than they're worth... that's another reason I steered away from them; I didn't want to give them another $50 or any $99, or more (they got more expensive as the list went on) just to kill more trees & to feed me more B.S. so, I just kept that one to show to my friends as 'evidence'.

P.S. Another thing they really hate-- fictional entertainment--(so they make it seem.) They don't just think of it as a 'time-waster', they seem to consider all of it (or at least the overwhelming majority of it) to be poisonous & damaging to the mind.-- Almost sounds like Jehovah's Witnesses -- or maybe the Nazis.

Jan, could you write up something condensed, that we all could copy and put on flyers to pass out in our cities and states... Everyone could copy and begin passing them out asking others to copy and pass as they receive them! Seriously! Inform and take action campaign... There seems no other way to get moving on this but to take it to the streets. You are so well informed, I think you could write-up the perfect flyer... Post it here on Current, for us all to copy and get moving?

Say, do ya' think maybe this 'Monsanto' corporation has anything to do with those so-called, 'Neo-Tech' jerks? I believe they also refer to themselves as, 'Nouveau Tech' or some such baloney.

I checked them out a bit, only because from their initial overtures, they made themselves sound like some weird, freaky new religious cult & I wanted to make sure they weren't up to anything too weird, too close to my hometown.

But, instead, they now seem to me like something far worse. Republichristians in disguise, perhaps but, they claim to be atheists. However, they don't sound like any of the atheists I've ever known. They're way overboard gungho on capitalism, extremely pro-big oil & big chemical, anti-environmentalism in the extreme, anti-activist in the extreme, and they claim to believe in evolution and, in the genious of Einstein -- yet they claim Einstein's thinking was 'flawed with mysticism'-- probably because he was a vegetarian-- they don't like veg-heads either by the way.

They also like to call anything that honest, legitimate scientists try to warn us about, "pseudo-science". You know, things like global warming and how too much carbon dioxide getting into the upper atmosphere is a major contributor-- they try to call that 'pseudo-science'. They try to say that Al Gore, Ralph Nader, the 'Pope', and Franklin Delanore Roosevelt are all pretty much just like Hitler. They also like to refer to Plato as some sort of Great Grand-Daddy of all 'criminal minds'... they like to write monstrously huge books on these subjects (plus other aspects of their particular 'philosophy'), and then try to sell them to you with a slick sales pitch & a promise of a guaranteed place in their 'secret society' & website.

Oh. They also apparently believe in the existence of 'mind-control', something I already know was debunked in the 70s. Plus, they think they are going to somehow invent immortality-- literally-- not just some dumb book with your name on / in it, and sell it to other like-minded 'atheists'.
Many of their other ideas seem to make at least some kind of sense, until you take a deeper look & realize there are all kinds of holes in most of their theories (which they, of course, present as fact) and many flaws throughout their writings & statements. They really blow their cover when they start talking about DuPont.

They definitely hate animal-rights groups & activists, they like to say that 'ALL' religion is evil--of course they don't like Wiccans, Buddhists, Hindus, or any other pagans--probably because these people actually believe in protecting animals & the environment--they claim that even the more open-minded Christian groups are dishonest & destructive-- Plus, they like to say that using your mind to change the face of reality is evil.-- Yet, they say they want to help & protect 'producers'-- Isn't that the very nature of 'producing'-- you imagine & visualize something that you want to build or make, you figure out what you need to do it, you plan a strategy for getting it done, & then you start taking steps then, you build it... right?-- All this involves using your mind to change reality in the physical plane. So, in their first book that you end up with, they've already contradicted themselves at least once... several times actually, as far as I could tell.

Anyway, any of this sounding familiar to anyone?

BTW-- another good book on the subject is, "Genetically Engineered Food-- A Self-Defense Guide for Consumers" by Ronnie Cummins & Ben Lilliston. I found my copy at our local co-op store a few years ago--its copyright is from 2000. However, if you want more recent info./ updates maybe some of the websites they mentioned in the back might be of help;

1. Alliance for Bio-Integrity; www.bio-integrity.org

2. BioDemocracy Campaign; www.purefood.org

3. Center for Ethics & Toxics; www.cetos.org

4. Foundation on Economic Trends; www.biotechcentury.org

5. Union of Concerned Scientists; www.ucsusa.org

And that's only a few of the sites you'll find in that book. I don't have the time or energy to list them all, & I'm not sure if I could do so without violating the copyright somehow. I hope I haven't already done that but, I don't see how there could be one that applies to sharing organization names & website addys.

Another bit of freaky stuff; Apparently, after no more than 10 Days of feedings with the GM potatoes, some of those lab rats vital organs were already showing evidence of some damage. So, yeah. Of course I'm angry about this garbage... the way I see it, it's being forced on the poor of this country & of other countries as well... but most of us have no real choice here. It's either buy everything cheap as you can & live long enough to maybe see and bring about some hope (if we're lucky) or, starve to death very soon & leave our friends & families feeling even more hopeless. Thanks for the reminder though, I'd forgotten about some of those websites & I need to check them again, just in case.

With any luck, maybe foodstamp programs still allow organic & natural food products. That would be nice.

Holy cow! I just found Dole on their list of companies that don't use GMOs! Now I know I've gotta check those sites soon! I hope that's still the case.

This is news? I saw an article published in 'Readers' Digest' ,about this stuff, over ten years ago. The article mentioned how one of the original genetic modification engineers / scientists was fired for basically just trying to warn his employers that GMOs might be dangerous. He had noticed that lab-rats who'd been fed GM potatoes, over a ten-year period, developed a thickened lining in their intestines--inflammation & mucus I guess. Over time, the linings of their intestines became too thick & started blocking waste from being properly excreted & the rats died in a painful, untimely manner. At least, I'm pretty sure that's what it said. I kept the article for a long time but, I don't even know if I still have it.

Anyway, it also talked about how GMOs had already been in use for years in dairy cows & certain medicines. Anyone remember the 'L-tryptophan' scandal, from the late 80s I believe? That article & others I've read have stated that there was a GMO version of 'L-tryptophan' on the market that killed over 30 people in the U.S. and permanently harmed over 5,000 more. That product was made by a chemical company in Japan. I don't know if that company is still using genetic engineering or not, but that incident apparently never received any kind of thorough investigation or study. I remember hearing something about those deaths in the news on the radio. I was in high school then, suffering from insomnia & chronic depression myself. I remember being rather shocked but, also feeling very glad that I had refused our family doctor's recommendation to try that stuff for my insomnia--I had told him, "No more pills! The antidepressant is quite enough, & I don't even like taking that. It's a hassle & I don't really trust these weird drugs anyway".

Anyhow, I don't mind trying the 'writing' bit but, I'm not so sure it'll do any good. Many of those politicians probably have secretaries who do nothing but sit around all day, putting all that kind of stuff into paper-shredders. And, if those chemical companies pockets are as deep as you imply, then no boycott is ever going to effect them -- Especially not in a time of economic crisis, like this. The richest of the rich are still monstrously wealthy, & the middle-class are slowly getting poor, & the poor are already beginning to starve. My fiance & I are already stuck living on ramen noodles & rice & whatever we can get that's super-cheap. The only organics we can afford (just barely at that) are organic eggs (from the store where we can get them cheapest-- around $2.49 a dozen), & Bob's Red Mill organic golden flaxmeal--I originally started on organics because I wanted to reduce our exposure--but we really can't afford much of that anymore--even non-organic fruit is WAY TOO expensive anymore these days, unless I want to buy bananas at 19 cents / lb. at Checkers on tuesdays & thursdays... & those are most definitely NOT organic.
Neither are Dole fruit juices but, that's the only way I can afford to get the vitamin-C I need to stay 'healthy' enough to find work again, & to absorb my vegan iron supplement that keeps me able to donate plasma for enough money to buy more groceries, catfood, catlitter, & our cleaning, health & hygiene products, light bulbs & to help pay some of the utilities... even then, we still don't have enough. I'm not sure if we're even going to have electricity, or phone & internet after this month. But, I refuse to starve myself, or anyone else to death, just because several chemical companies & B.O. (Big Oil) decided a long time ago to be a bunch of asswipes by raping human & animal health & welfare.

Monsanto is EVIL!

The people of Monsanto are EVIL!

I wish someone could take that evil corporation down.

has anyone seen michael clayton?

FIRST CALIFORNIA & NOW A FEDERAL COURT SETS THE PRECEDENT WE’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR! Monsanto is a world leader in Genetically Engineered & Genetically Modified food sources upon which all humans subsist. As they go global with this strategy, they are truly one of the most dangerous companies in the world as they attempt to monopolize the very essence of survival - legal ownership of patented single use seeds to grow our food, and unbelievably, must be purchased from Monsanto every year in order to plant your next crop. BOYCOTT ALL MONSANTO PRODUCTS AT ALL COSTS!

If you haven’t seen the documentary “The Future of Food” (or even "The Corporation") yet, I strongly urge you to do so. If I didn’t know that Monsanto’s goal of global food manipulation, distribution & ultimately complete crop control is perfectly legal, I would have thought this reaching the level of science fiction. However, this is one powerful & evil company that has Washington D.C.’s politicians, regulatory agencies & lobbyists in all their pockets.

Don’t be fooled or misled, Monsanto is one of the biggest scum-sucking parasites ingratiating its way further into everyone’s daily life whether you are aware of it or not. Their logo should be the CEO with horns, a pointy tail & carrying a pitchfork in order to prod you into becoming a consumer of their products. Do not underestimate or do business with this company-you will only empower them to overpower us.

Try to shop with as much awareness as possible, thinking about who ultimately gets your money, because it’s truly the only immediate defense we have until the right people are in the right positions to stop this evil empire. They will stop at nothing to keep any competitive products-usually organic & safe-off of store shelves in order to push their own toxic products on a society too busy to notice, in most cases, without the publicity of well meaning organizations & CURRENT’s contributors relentless search for the truth.

Labeling is now becoming the next hurdle to conquer so that consumers will more easily be able to decide which products to purchase based on the ingredients & whether or not they’re organic. If you’re able to grow any of your own food or join an organic farm co-op, you’re taking the necessary steps to insure your food source is as wholesome as can be expected from this wonderfully healthy & overdue trend.

Go go go!check out the article in Time magazine on Cancer - estimated some 43% of all Americans will be diagnosed with Cancer in some form, don't know what it will be in the UK. Does anyone find these figures ok? i am alarmed! if you dig a little deeper you will see that 4 companies control the worlds food supply, the ones that supply the seed also own the cancer drugs. A complete consumer service but not the type that you and i would like to experience - this is about control.

Adding to Wanamoka's response.
http://www.seedsofchange.com/
is also an excellent source of organic seeds and a good company to support. the more of us that can plant, if you have any space and sunlight at all (lots of vegetables will grow in containers), the better - coming at this massively important (understatement) issue from both ends.

For those who claim we have to notify the masses, I agree and sure hope you're doing that... However, laws must be established to reign in these corporations that are doing this and hold them accountable as well. The bills Dennis Kucinich have put forth will make it mandatory for companies to label genetically modified sources on foods. That absolutely must be done because this is also a matter of Democracy. Consumers have a right to know what they are consuming, and laws to make that happen can't happen with just informing people. We need action.

There are state legislatures coming together to hold Monsanto accountable (most notably regarding RBGH) but they will get little to no traction if these laws in DC are not pushed. People need to begin to bombard their reps' offices demanding a moratorium on GMOs until REAL scientific studies by outside sources not employed by Monsanto or the FDA have been done and published as to their safety for animal and human consumption. They must demand that labeling of ALL products with GMOS be mandated. They must stand up to the intimidation of these companies that look to sue farmers for nothing more than THEIR product blowing on organic crops. Transgenic contamination has already poisoned much of this world and Monsanto knows what they have unleashed. Should they get away with that while lying to people about it being a "sustainable system?" And we must challenge the ruling of the USSC regarding patenting life! For that can surely lead us down a road we do not want to go down.

It is time they are made accountable for that and all the lives they have taken from DDT, PCBS, Agent Orange, and now these lies about GMOs that are destroying our biodiversity. That will require government action, and whether one wishes to believe it or not WE are the ones who employ those in this government to serve us and this country... and it is time we asserted ourselves as their employers to demand they do the right thing or risk being fired.

This bailout bill they have passed will also only help the Monsantos of this world. Are you prepared to sit and allow this to happen? This is along the lines of An Inconvenient Truth... once people know the reasons for what is causing the problem and that they are part of it are they not morally bound to do something about it? So as I stated above this is a fight for the very soul of our planet, our sustainability, and our ability to live on it and companies like Monsanto are doing all in their power to make sure that survival of the fittest leaves them on top. Informing is great, but now we need action.

Well laying down and letting these people continue to run our government is just going to get us more of the same. Its not about outrage its about action, like it was said inform the masses. The more people are educated to what is happening, the more likely we as a people can change the government. Change, it starts with knowledge. Aren't we a democracy? For too long we have said well its corrupt, you cant do anything about it.

But an entire country, even just a population of it with enough outrage. It can be done.

Like Sarah said, Wall Street is corrupt.
wish I had the clip. But she said it as plain as day.

Out rage, will do no good. This biotech stuff is tied to finance, and profits.

The people on Wall Street are run by greed. Wall Street runs the country.

1) Call and WRITE (pen & paper) you're Legislators

Demand:

2) That they FULLY endorse: "H.R. 6636 GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD RIGHT TO KNOW ACT"

But don't they control the legislators?

I think a better solution would to inform the masses ourselves. We need to stop relying on our government to do things for us, they are very much part of the problem.

Well people need to start speaking up and sharing this information with others. I only recently found out about this, its extremely disturbing. People need to rise up against these companies.

Let's see how long it takes for this to drop off the radar screen. Afterall, it is actually about something important and isn't about Palin or McCain.

And Monsanto is now using the climate crisis along with a global food crisis to push these seeds on the entire world along with our own government agencies help while our MSM blacks this information out...information to one of the most explosive truths we need to know to sustain ourselves. The battle is coming for the soul of our planet and our capacity to live on it. Will you be ready?

wanamoka: Yes, Clarence Thomas was a lawyer for Monsanto and then appointed to the USSC. He was the judge who ruled that Monsanto could patent their seeds. This has been in the works for decades and is now just starting to come to fruition... they have America, South America, parts of Europe, China, and are now working on Japan, Russia, Poland, Africa, etc. This is absolutely scary and we must fight it if we wish to save our biodiversity. Just think that the doomsday vault which reportedly holds all the seeds should worldwide catastrophe strike was also influenced by Monsanto. That should absolutely scare the hell out of you. God only knows what's growing in there. When the catastrophe hits us, we will pay dearly for our apathy regarding this. Whoever controls the seeds and the water controls the world. And we are being distracted from that bigtime right now.

Thanks Jan,

I graduated college with a degree in Agriculture. 3 months later I took a community course on Organic Gardening. The lady giving the course wondered what I was doing in the class. I told her I learned nothing in school except how to use pesticides and herbicides. They were pro spraying everything. It was only in the lat 80's early 90's did I start learning about Integrated Pest Management. That was more of way to avoid the high cost of using these chemicals, than it was protecting the environment

Although tissue culture has been around and popular for greenhouse plants, Its only been the last few years that I even found out about GMO's as a food crop.

It's very scary issue. Since scientists work for years before products get to market, there will be more coming this way that the average consumer will know nothing about. Already there are hundreds of chemicals allowed in prepackaged food that are not labeled on the box because the amount is relatively small. The government will surely find away to let Monsanto not advertise the use , planting or even labeling the crop as GMO.

Something, that has never left the back of my mind was what a genetics professor said one day during a lecture "one day we will clone humans". That was 1976. So there is no doubt in my mind that there is more coming down the pipe from the GMO people

I noticed during the credits that Clarence Thomas is Monsanto's lawyer? That's just as creepy as GMO's.

http://www.heirloomseeds.com/ and http://www.seedsavers.org/ are good places to get real seed.