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1. pzmyers 🦑 (pzmyers@octodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 23-Dec-2017 09:49:13 EST pzmyers 🦑

   The Non-GMO Project is a lie. The whole anti-GMO movement is a luddite scheme co-opted as a marketing ploy for the so-called "natural" foods industry.

   https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2017/12/23/non-gmo-is-a-marketing-scam-nothing-more/ https://octodon.social/media/35jQB6U-d_L0_9s0Y7E

   1. pzmyers 🦑 (pzmyers@octodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 23-Dec-2017 09:55:01 EST pzmyers 🦑

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      I'm curious to see if I get more pushback on this from the more liberal Mastodon community than I do from the more conservative birdsite.

      But then maybe people here are just plain smarter & better informed.

      1. Bob Jonkman (bobjonkman@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Saturday, 23-Dec-2017 10:13:34 EST Bob Jonkman

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         I'm getting some blowback from from "far left" for posting on the KWPeace calendar a movie screening of "Food Evolution", on the science of GMOs. I haven't seen the movie yet -- can anyone comment if this is merely a propaganda movie, or actually presents a fair view of food science? https://kwpeace.ca/event/gmos-facts-misconceptions/?instance_id=4842
      2. little mx. no-spoons (fluffy@queer.party)'s status on Saturday, 23-Dec-2017 16:35:47 EST little mx. no-spoons

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         @pzmyers personally I seek out GMO-labeled products because my assumption is that they are making more efficient use of land and resources, with a more robust crop yield and less water and pesticide use.

      3. GCU Prosthetic Conscience (gcupc@glitch.social)'s status on Saturday, 23-Dec-2017 10:23:38 EST GCU Prosthetic Conscience

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         @pzmyers Eh, I mean, I think you're about 80% right. There's no proven health risks from GMOs, and no serious reason to expect there to be. And the certification is scammy, and there are the same IP issues with hybrid seeds. 1/?