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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Golden rice does neither of these two things. Not that the facts matter when it comes to our irrational fear of gmos.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

what % of GMO biomass does golden rice constitute

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

More than none, which is enough to disprove your claim.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What hello Kitty was trying to say is that most people are not objecting GMO but the way it's used under capitalism, either to sell more pesticides (e.g. glyphosate), to make farmers dependent on seeds via patents, or both. Just because there's highly idealistic research doesn't mean it's compatible with our current system.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Then why not say that rather than the patently false claim that it's only for pesticides? You also express some more misconceptions: seeds, regardless of how they are made are patented, are rarely reused farmers pretty much always buy new seeds. This is not an issue limited to gmos. Parents are not just for GMO plants. Again, a separate issue.

You're issue seems to be with capitalism, not GMO a tool used by capitalists to make more money.

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