Monsanto’s GMO Seeds Contributing to Farmer Suicides Every 30 Minutes

Richard Drysift said:

Nothing wrong with making money...that is capitalism. But blaming suicides on Monsanto is like blaming Burger King for fat people.

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I agree, nothing wrong with making money. We all go to work for that reason. People are waking up to the monster that Monsanto is, but there are still a lot of ignorant people out there who think it's okay that Monsanto is using our children, and grand children as guinea pigs. But hey, I guess if your okay with that, then that's up to you. I for one think that the lives of our loved ones should come first, and when a company puts there profits ahead of our children, then that company has to be stopped. More and more of the world is banning GMO's. All we are asking for is that the products get labeled to say they are GMO so that we can have a choice in what we buy. Hmmmm, for some reason Monsanto does not want that. Read and get educated, then decide!!!

When I hear mosanto, I think agent orange. No its not that bomb asse weed you smoked, its that bomb mosanto created for jungles full of 3rd world civilians. Its hard to stay away from GMOs if your world is surrounded by it. If you stop mosantos from GMOs they will just start cloning humans or something.

I support labeling gmo products for consumers & believe me I'm not "ok" with any company that has so much influence there is no room for competition. Just because I do not agree that this company assists in suicide doesn't mean I don't care what my family is ingesting either. My point was that while It may be true that Monsato is more concerned about profits over their customers well being they did not make these Indian farmers kill them selves. That was their own choice- they chose death. The sole purpose of any corporation is to make value for shareholders; why isn't there as much hate against other corporations guilty of the same "profits over people" method of doing business?

Richard Drysift said:

I support labeling gmo products for consumers & believe me I'm not "ok" with any company that has so much influence there is no room for competition. Just because I do not agree that this company assists in suicide doesn't mean I don't care what my family is ingesting either. My point was that while It may be true that Monsato is more concerned about profits over their customers well being they did not make these Indian farmers kill them selves. That was their own choice- they chose death. The sole purpose of any corporation is to make value for shareholders; why isn't there as much hate against other corporations guilty of the same "profits over people" method of doing business?

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Because they aren't killing millions of people in the process. Open your eyes. You think you have a choice, but reality is those choices are already made for you. You get to choose lasagna or spaghetti, same crap different name. Same thing with our elections, theres 2 A-holes, which one do you want? Doesn't matter, they are all influenced by the same people who have things on lock. Wonder how a donkey like Jeb Bush is even on the ballot?

Richard Drysift said:

Nothing wrong with making money...that is capitalism. But blaming suicides on Monsanto is like blaming Burger King for fat people.

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I am not saying the suicides can be blamed on Monsanto, but I am saying you underestimate their overreach in the market and the power they wield against farm workers and owners. They are way out of bounds and they have been for a long time. Their stuff is popular because of decades of strong-arm tactics against the farmer with the abetting of the US government. The farmers really aren't allowed to make their own choices unless they are already billionaires. I respect you, Mr. Drysift, but you underestimate the gravity of the situation, sir. I believe you need more information about it.
Please watch these documentaries:

• Food Inc. - http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/food-inc/
• The World According to Monsanto - http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-world-according-to-monsanto/
• Seeds of Death - http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/seeds-death/

I'm not anti-GMO by default, and I'm not a superstitious freak about "organic" either. I just really believe you deserve to educate yourself on this topic, please check out Food Inc. at least.

Many of the damaging patents they've held are no longer valid as it has been ruled by the Supreme Court of the US that naturally occurring genes cannot be patented.

Richard Drysift said:

I support labeling gmo products for consumers & believe me I'm not "ok" with any company that has so much influence there is no room for competition. Just because I do not agree that this company assists in suicide doesn't mean I don't care what my family is ingesting either. My point was that while It may be true that Monsato is more concerned about profits over their customers well being they did not make these Indian farmers kill them selves. That was their own choice- they chose death. The sole purpose of any corporation is to make value for shareholders; why isn't there as much hate against other corporations guilty of the same "profits over people" method of doing business?

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Because food is essential to all life and they hold a de-facto near-monopoly on an essential piece of producing it for humans.
We should really be mad at "Big Pizza" for this exact reason, cheap pizza is probably more directly responsible for 3rd world farmer suicide than Monsanto. However, suicide is a choice made by individuals and in that way I agree with you completely.

I like that you like my previous post.

Thanks for those links - getting educated now

Remember the saying, "You are what you eat" Nowadays it reads "You are what they want you to think you are eating"

Great links Michael. Check the documentary Forks over Knives. It's quite informative.

I'm glad I decided to start growing my own vegetables and fruits. Controlling the world's food source is definitely a power move. Thanks for the links @michaelhuntherz

Hey Joe, glad your getting on the bandwagon to better health. Make sure the seeds you are buying are non GMO. There is a new movie coming out called Secret Ingredients. Watch and get educated.

Here's a link to the trailer, http://www.secretingredientsmovie.com/trailer/.
Another good one here,

I have no links but history, but you should go back a bit further and look into the weaponization of food, mainly by the US after WWII. We were literally feeding most of the world and certainly Europe, both East and West.

Lots of power when you have the most advanced agriculture in the world AND it was unscathed by the war and everyone else is starving. Wheat sales to Russia in the 1950's is a good start.

Think Monsanto got where they are because they're that good at business?

History can be very interesting, especially from several viewpoints on the same event(s).

Wet

The problem with written history is most of it is 1 sided.