What everyone here's forgetting to mention is the impact on our health and how much more they're expecting to be getting from us through THEIR also owned pharmaceutical business at a global scale.
Monsanto does target farmers that refuse to use their interlocking altered strains. The farmer today does not have the option to use a different number of products. Company's like Monsanto, have created a legal monopoly on the American seed.
Maybe Im biased, but I feel like the past 40 years we have been so afraid of "socialism" that we feel we must be super-capitalist all the time. Our politicians don't want to step in, either for fear being labeled 'liberal' or because they have a stake in the process. Copyrights on life are par for the course since theres profit in it.
Really. Do some home work. There are currently 3 law suits going on now and that is only the ones we know about. My point: You shouldn't be able to copy right LIFE of any kind!
It is unreal to me that a company can alter the genetic structure of anything, then COPYRIGHT THAT ALTERED DNA STRAND! Copyrighted DNA! Think about that. If a copyrighted seed blows off the back of a truck and starts growing in your yard you can be sued for everything you got! FACT! So what's next in Copy-written DNA?
Yes, but I'm just stupid...I was trying to give you five stars. I love the fact that you pointed out a serious problem...I was going to express some misgivings about some of the finer points you made...Sorry about the error. Good vid!
I just watched a great documentary on them about how they take their seed patents and then sue farmers who have seed in a portion of their farm that most likely blew in or was brought from bird migration.
They win always.
Just so you know Monsanto has given tens of thousands to Hillary Clinton.
Also we are pretty fucked, these agra corps have transformed the world food market, and they are not gonna give it up.
We need change on a much bigger level than Obama can do.
Our Government gives billions of our tax dollars to Monsanto in the form of subsidies. The tax on your labor, taken by threat of force, directly contributes to what is happening in places like India. If you want to point the finger at someone, point it at yourself. Monsanto could never be the giant it is without government collusion. I believe it's called fascism. That's why it's a great stock to own. It's up 20% in the last six months.
It has gone up because commodities are so important right now. A stable supply of food is fundamental to your system of democracy. I agree that agribusiness should not get subsidies but we are a well fed nation.
Sorry, you can't have it both ways. And while some rise in commodity prices can be attributed to demand, it has much more to do with inflation, also known as the creation of money out of thin air, which dilutes the value of currency already in circulation. More money in circulation creates the illusion of higher prices. Every developed nation is currently experiencing high inflation. That's why gold is going to $1600. Personally, I'll keep my Monsanto stock and profit from your tax dollars.
When did I disparage their actions? You disparage their actions, but keep giving them money. Hypocrisy. Corporations use tax $ to inflate their bottom line which raises their stock value which makes them even richer (fascism). It's a transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich and I'm not going to be a sucker anymore. Stand up and refuse to be taxed for Monsanto and other agribusiness or don't complain. You're part of the problem, but you want someone else to be the solution. Lead by example.
I try to avoid using their products, and am an activist for small family farms here in the states. You give them more money then I do. I have every right to complain about my country: that is what makes it so great!
You support them with your tax dollars or do you not pay taxes? And refusing to subsidize big agribusiness with your tax dollars would be the best way to help those farmers. Then when people avoid using Monsanto products, they would lose money and potentially go out of business. That's free market economics. But like you said, we are a well fed nation.
I'm sorry logic frustrates you so terribly. I didn't realize you were really just looking for people to agree with you, not debate you. Oh well, I have to get back to work anyway. What you do for a living is irrelevant to me, but best of luck in your efforts to bring attention to farm subsidies that you directly contribute to...And I'll sell my stock when you stop giving your tax dollars to Monsanto which is fascism wrapped in American nationalism.
What she describes is the free market. Monsanto owns property (genetic code). Monsanto increases its profit margins by legally attacking anyone who misuses its property. At no point in that process do subsidies play any role. Only through the lens of ideology can it be argued that there is a connection.
But subsidies DO allow their corn and other products exported from the U.S. to easily undersell locally grown and indigenous crops. Also, no one can OWN genetic code. Congress had originally said just as much that living organisms cannot be patented.
I should also note that I live in the middle of corn country...4 of my good friends work in sales for different seed companies. This is one of the biggest businesses out there. They can control prices, product, and the safety of our food supply. Self sustaining ag and support of your local small farms/organic farms is so nessary.
Hi Ulla! This is a topic that is so dear to my heart...very glad you addressed it! Vandana Shiva has been fighting for years for awareness with the Hindi cotton/rice farmers against BT Seeds/Monsanto. Monsanto has done dispicable things to small farmers around the world...even using Hindi gods to sell their tainted seeds. There was a mass suicuide in India, hundreds of farmers, because of Monsanto.
I don't believe the issue is the suing of small farmers. There are really two main problems. 1) Monsanto is basically a monopoly, and so is, like you said, attempting to control the food supply. 2) Congress simply ought to pass a law outlawing GM foods on principle. The way this is done is hard but simple. Congresspeople must be told that we will end their incumbencies unless they get rid of this crap. All argument is a waste of time.
I can't debate you because i agree to much with you. Exxon started this with oil eating organism for ocean spills. I find that the government at fault over this one. Life should not be Patentable ! but no one cares till its to late.
Regardless of the patent, it seems odd that they can demand the seeds be used in such a way. Microsoft has a patent on Microsoft Word, but any stories or screenplays are mine. Microsoft doesn't get to say where I can and can't publish those stories...
Unfortunately, like most aspects of government, change can't be brought about until AFTER the problem escalates to an unreasonable level.
While I generally support Monsanto's right to protect its patents and to patent the product of its genetic engineering, its reported practice of suing farmers over natural cross-pollination is absurd and self-destructive.
I would think that Monsanto and the farmers using those seeds would be subject to a compelling countersuit, with class action potential, for failing to implement adequate controls to prevent this.
I agree but the government says that seeds CAN be patented. So what recourse does the company have? I think we need to really think about what GM seed means for us all.
What everyone here's forgetting to mention is the impact on our health and how much more they're expecting to be getting from us through THEIR also owned pharmaceutical business at a global scale.
This is pure madness.
redhotchillynickers 3 years ago
You are truly an evil vile sack of s**t. U deserve death in the most savage way!!!!!!!!!
Nyame30 3 years ago
Monsanto does target farmers that refuse to use their interlocking altered strains. The farmer today does not have the option to use a different number of products. Company's like Monsanto, have created a legal monopoly on the American seed.
hunterswine 3 years ago
Maybe Im biased, but I feel like the past 40 years we have been so afraid of "socialism" that we feel we must be super-capitalist all the time. Our politicians don't want to step in, either for fear being labeled 'liberal' or because they have a stake in the process. Copyrights on life are par for the course since theres profit in it.
eirefrance 3 years ago
Really. Do some home work. There are currently 3 law suits going on now and that is only the ones we know about. My point: You shouldn't be able to copy right LIFE of any kind!
hunterswine 3 years ago 2
It is unreal to me that a company can alter the genetic structure of anything, then COPYRIGHT THAT ALTERED DNA STRAND! Copyrighted DNA! Think about that. If a copyrighted seed blows off the back of a truck and starts growing in your yard you can be sued for everything you got! FACT! So what's next in Copy-written DNA?
hunterswine 3 years ago
Genetically modified food is completely awesome. :)
CliffM85 3 years ago
I didn't intend to give this one star. Sorry! I wish that this could be corrected when it happens....
2bsirius 3 years ago
I lot of spiteful people give me one star. I made enemies with my RP videos:P
nyculla 3 years ago
Yes, but I'm just stupid...I was trying to give you five stars. I love the fact that you pointed out a serious problem...I was going to express some misgivings about some of the finer points you made...Sorry about the error. Good vid!
2bsirius 3 years ago
What were those issues?
nyculla 3 years ago
Yay Monsanto is bad.
I just watched a great documentary on them about how they take their seed patents and then sue farmers who have seed in a portion of their farm that most likely blew in or was brought from bird migration.
They win always.
Just so you know Monsanto has given tens of thousands to Hillary Clinton.
Also we are pretty fucked, these agra corps have transformed the world food market, and they are not gonna give it up.
We need change on a much bigger level than Obama can do.
CildLeftBehind 3 years ago
Well, I like Hillary and Obama. I see nothing wrong with making agriculture better. The patent issue is what I find alarming.
nyculla 3 years ago
Our Government gives billions of our tax dollars to Monsanto in the form of subsidies. The tax on your labor, taken by threat of force, directly contributes to what is happening in places like India. If you want to point the finger at someone, point it at yourself. Monsanto could never be the giant it is without government collusion. I believe it's called fascism. That's why it's a great stock to own. It's up 20% in the last six months.
pdballin 3 years ago
It has gone up because commodities are so important right now. A stable supply of food is fundamental to your system of democracy. I agree that agribusiness should not get subsidies but we are a well fed nation.
nyculla 3 years ago
Sorry, you can't have it both ways. And while some rise in commodity prices can be attributed to demand, it has much more to do with inflation, also known as the creation of money out of thin air, which dilutes the value of currency already in circulation. More money in circulation creates the illusion of higher prices. Every developed nation is currently experiencing high inflation. That's why gold is going to $1600. Personally, I'll keep my Monsanto stock and profit from your tax dollars.
pdballin 3 years ago
You are the one having it both ways. You disparage their actions and profit off of them.
nyculla 3 years ago
When did I disparage their actions? You disparage their actions, but keep giving them money. Hypocrisy. Corporations use tax $ to inflate their bottom line which raises their stock value which makes them even richer (fascism). It's a transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich and I'm not going to be a sucker anymore. Stand up and refuse to be taxed for Monsanto and other agribusiness or don't complain. You're part of the problem, but you want someone else to be the solution. Lead by example.
pdballin 3 years ago
Actually I do not support them.
I try to avoid using their products, and am an activist for small family farms here in the states. You give them more money then I do. I have every right to complain about my country: that is what makes it so great!
nyculla 3 years ago
You support them with your tax dollars or do you not pay taxes? And refusing to subsidize big agribusiness with your tax dollars would be the best way to help those farmers. Then when people avoid using Monsanto products, they would lose money and potentially go out of business. That's free market economics. But like you said, we are a well fed nation.
pdballin 3 years ago
I do a lot to bring attention to farm subsidies. You do not know me, or what I do for a living.
So maybe you should sell your stock, and shut up.
nyculla 3 years ago
I'm sorry logic frustrates you so terribly. I didn't realize you were really just looking for people to agree with you, not debate you. Oh well, I have to get back to work anyway. What you do for a living is irrelevant to me, but best of luck in your efforts to bring attention to farm subsidies that you directly contribute to...And I'll sell my stock when you stop giving your tax dollars to Monsanto which is fascism wrapped in American nationalism.
pdballin 3 years ago
What she describes is the free market. Monsanto owns property (genetic code). Monsanto increases its profit margins by legally attacking anyone who misuses its property. At no point in that process do subsidies play any role. Only through the lens of ideology can it be argued that there is a connection.
eirefrance 3 years ago
But subsidies DO allow their corn and other products exported from the U.S. to easily undersell locally grown and indigenous crops. Also, no one can OWN genetic code. Congress had originally said just as much that living organisms cannot be patented.
KeroroGunsouTX 3 years ago
I should also note that I live in the middle of corn country...4 of my good friends work in sales for different seed companies. This is one of the biggest businesses out there. They can control prices, product, and the safety of our food supply. Self sustaining ag and support of your local small farms/organic farms is so nessary.
WonderWookiee 3 years ago
Hi Ulla! This is a topic that is so dear to my heart...very glad you addressed it! Vandana Shiva has been fighting for years for awareness with the Hindi cotton/rice farmers against BT Seeds/Monsanto. Monsanto has done dispicable things to small farmers around the world...even using Hindi gods to sell their tainted seeds. There was a mass suicuide in India, hundreds of farmers, because of Monsanto.
WonderWookiee 3 years ago
I have a patent to control all stories including the Monsantos brand-name. You are in violation of my patent!
professorfoxtrot 3 years ago
I don't believe the issue is the suing of small farmers. There are really two main problems. 1) Monsanto is basically a monopoly, and so is, like you said, attempting to control the food supply. 2) Congress simply ought to pass a law outlawing GM foods on principle. The way this is done is hard but simple. Congresspeople must be told that we will end their incumbencies unless they get rid of this crap. All argument is a waste of time.
nicholas9999 3 years ago
I can't debate you because i agree to much with you. Exxon started this with oil eating organism for ocean spills. I find that the government at fault over this one. Life should not be Patentable ! but no one cares till its to late.
Peace
czarwright 3 years ago
Regardless of the patent, it seems odd that they can demand the seeds be used in such a way. Microsoft has a patent on Microsoft Word, but any stories or screenplays are mine. Microsoft doesn't get to say where I can and can't publish those stories...
Unfortunately, like most aspects of government, change can't be brought about until AFTER the problem escalates to an unreasonable level.
Thanks for sharing this!
lunaticlord 3 years ago
While I generally support Monsanto's right to protect its patents and to patent the product of its genetic engineering, its reported practice of suing farmers over natural cross-pollination is absurd and self-destructive.
I would think that Monsanto and the farmers using those seeds would be subject to a compelling countersuit, with class action potential, for failing to implement adequate controls to prevent this.
jwoodswce 3 years ago
I agree but the government says that seeds CAN be patented. So what recourse does the company have? I think we need to really think about what GM seed means for us all.
nyculla 3 years ago