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In reply to the discussion: Tiny Vermont Brings Food Industry to Its Knees on GMO Labels [View all]Humanist_Activist
(7,670 posts)being held in higher esteem than critical thinking.
As illustrated by a late night debate I had last night, it seems many pro-labeling people aren't fueled by concern for food safety, but rather a contrived "ickness" factor that has no basis in biology or genetics. They even use their own ignorance of those subjects as a bulwark against debate, closing their minds to facts because they don't fit their biases.
I'm reminded of the "Certified Organic" industry, which is itself held up most due to misconceptions rather than facts. Organic labeled products are labeled as safer(they are not), healthier(again, they are not), or farmed more sustainable(really not true) alternatives to industrial farms and I guess you could call standard food. So the label "Certified Organic" or just "Organic" now carry an undeserved positive association, and thanks to attacks from people ignorant of science over the past 2 decades, GMOs carry some negative connotations, again undeserved.
I do wonder how long this negative association will last if the alternatives are going to be more expensive though. It may backfire on the "pro-labelers".
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