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Monsanto....Let the Farmers Grow What They Wanna Grow
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  • The Ruling class used to be people; now it's corporations

    LOL. Corporations are not ruling class, check the definition. Ruling class is same for quite long time.
    Big corporations are just normal attribute of capitalism.

  • The Ruling class used to be people; now it's corporations. The people in charge can change but the corporate structure prevails.

  • 13 American states have "food disparagement" laws on the books which allows agri-business to sue for libel if anyone criticizes agri-business farming or questions the wholesomeness of what they produce.

    Why you are surprised here? Ruling class has laws and courts that serve him.

  • 13 American states have "food disparagement" laws on the books which allows agri-business to sue for libel if anyone criticizes agri-business farming or questions the wholesomeness of what they produce.

    The merits of what you say is irrelevant, because they'll exhaust you with legal motions. No ordinary person can afford to go to court with Monsanto. You either settle with them or end up bankrupt. And it's usually both.

    Billionaire Oprah Winfrey was sued by Texas cattle factory farmers for her comments about hamburger, and though she managed to win the case she no longer talks about food on the air.

  • This is that big corporations do:

    Tenneco plans to discontinue its Marzocchi motor bike fork suspension and its mountain bike business, and will liquidate its Marzocchi operations, the company announced in a press release issued Wednesday.

    Tenneco expects to record charges of approximately $27 million related to the liquidation in the third quarter, which includes approximately $17 million of cash expenditures, for severance and other employee-related costs, asset impairment charges and other expenses related to the closure. The company anticipates improving financial results by $7 million annually, beginning in 2016.

    Tenneco is an $8.4 billion global manufacturing company with headquarters in Lake Forest, Ill., and approximately 29,000 employees worldwide. It's one of the largest designers, manufacturers and marketers of clean air and ride performance products and systems for automotive, commercial truck, and off-highway original equipment markets, and the aftermarket. Its principal brand names are Monroe, Walker, XNOx and Clevite Elastomer.

    In 2008, Tenneco bought Gruppo Marzocchi, based near Bologna, Italy, and founded in 1949. Tenneco paid about $15 million for the company by assuming its outstanding debts.

  • it should be clear to everyone that he actually works for the elites, otherwise he'd be dead a long time ago.

    You are wrong. Elites are very fine with people who tell about such stuff, if it does not mean anything real, does not involve plans and explanation that happens next.

  • changing things is extremely complex. alex jones has been yapping about "let's hang the elites" for decades now. it should be clear to everyone that he actually works for the elites, otherwise he'd be dead a long time ago. so why would the elites hire someone to promote their own demise? and is it truly a viable solution if the elites are advocating it? is it a trap?

  • The problem is, no one with real power wants that, and we do not know what form it will take when it comes.

    You really need to read some classics :-) As everyone (well, 99.99%) with real power are ok with it, and always will be.

    And nope, capitalism can't change, at least globally. Locally it can show you its face, but be sure that in many other places it shows people the ass.

  • @Vitaly Well, what are we waiting for ;) The US government was the contractor so of course there would be no end to the blame chain. I'll stay on topic from now on.

  • Vitaliy is right. Going after one corporation won't work. It is capitalism itself that must change. The problem is, no one with real power wants that, and we do not know what form it will take when it comes.

  • The bastards continue to deny it and should therefore be strung up by their balls

    If you start counting corporations who made something causing mass deaths, big life quality reduction or health issues you will need to hang them all.

  • The bastards also manufactured Agent Orange which was, and probably still is, responsible for congenital birth defects in hundreds of thousands of children in Vietnam and the US. The bastards continue to deny it and should therefore be strung up by their balls. http://www.monsanto.com/newsviews/pages/agent-orange-background-monsanto-involvement.aspx

  • I think it is ok to be angry with the oppressors. There is no dignity if you say yes and do nothing.

    It is not ok to be angry, as it is that monkeys do. They become angry.

    I did not say that you do nothing, but first you must understand that is going on (from scientific point of view) and that you can do to change it and how.

  • @ Vitaly. Doing nothing is accepting your own murder. I think it is ok to be angry with the oppressors. There is no dignity if you say yes and do nothing.

  • Citizens can make a change, it just takes more time and effort than the collective population is willing or able to give effectively.

    It is called idealism. What kind of change? Why things will change if they are in direct interests of ruling class? Because you ask for it?

  • Money always win in capitalism. Do not like it? Well, bad for ya.

    Doesnt mean it should be acceptable and the people should have to just take it up the ass. Citizens can make a change, it just takes more time and effort than the collective population is willing or able to give effectively.

  • The argument that the 'clean' non GMO crop has been ruined has been quashed in the courts. Money wins.

    Money always win in capitalism. Do not like it? Well, bad for ya.

  • Another issue is Monsanto suing farmers who have had crops contaminated by neighboring GMO farms through cross pollination. Monsanto argues that the affected farmer is gaining Monsanto technology illegally. The legal system supports their view. The argument that the 'clean' non GMO crop has been ruined has been quashed in the courts. Money wins.

  • And its happened often in India. So fuck Monsanto!

    It won't result in anything, if you kill Monsanto you will get another one within year or two.

    Actually, demand from GMO started exactly because farmers and big guys also wanted predictability, hence they wanted resistance to very strong chemicals they wanted to use to kill almost anything.

  • Indian farmer suicides are a lot more complex than a single thing such as the introduction of GMO cotton. In fact, the rate jumped in 1997 before it was even introduced. Edit - and if growing non-GMO cotton were so much better for the farmers, why wouldn't they just grow that instead? It's not like non-GMO cotton seed has been taken off the market.

  • Monsano has a clause where you cannot use the seed in between seasons or even use them for breeding (wrong word?) Most farmers in India used to save some seed for the next sowing season. The rains failed - the farmers could not repay their debt and opted to kill themselves. Also, Monsanto seed is used more for cash crops. Monsanto encouraged farmers not to use multiple crops (as they traditionally did). So, all their eggs in one baskets, one crop, only one source for seeds. Except the rains failed.

    And its happened often in India. So fuck Monsanto!

  • I'll try to look it up when I get the chance. I read the article a long time ago...

  • In India, a lot of farmers went bankrupt and killed themselves. Can't remember the details, but basically I think Monsanto screwed them.

    How about exact details?

  • In India, a lot of farmers went bankrupt and killed themselves. Can't remember the details, but basically I think Monsanto screwed them.

  • Small farmers can't compete with huge companies in general. Only in some niche.