Before this rant you're about to read, it occurred to me that there was a time in my life that I had no clue about the personal and profound impact these dangerous practices have. And I'm going to believe that a lack of understanding is why people are not demanding an alternative. I have to believe that because apathy is a recipe for genocide in this case.
POINT ONE- WE MUST EAT. Whether you like jo-jo's-n-Doritos, foie gras et baguette, or quinoa and kale for dinner, our bodies are the soil that chemical giants are planting their test gardens in. Calories and carbs and nutrient content aside, we're talking about bigger choices here that are being taken away from us. The choice to eat food not made in a science lab and the choice to leave food production as it has been for thousands of years - in the hands of individuals - is at risk.
POINT FOUR: ALL FOOD COMES FROM THE LAND...So, if you eat, your body and health comes from the land. Did you sign up to be a guinea pig? Maybe not consciously, but passively, we've allowed a whole slew of greedy chemical monsters to take the reigns of what's happening on your table and in your family's body. Altering seed composition means food becomes intellectual property and no longer nature's property. "Feeding the world" is not the GMO'S objective. Owning the world is. And that means owning you. Because if you own the world's food, you hold the purse-strings.
POINT TWO: WE'VE BECOME CONDITIONED
to believe we need the latest and greatest (food, landscaping, clothing, etc) and things should look picture-perfect, lest we be less than perfect. This is how consumerism controls the masses because the quest for perfect never ends. Bio- Ag and chemical companies want you to think nature is imperfect so it makes sense for them to be meddling. Ever walk in the forest and thought to yourself "dang, look at all those weeds?!? Let's kill them!!" ... ah, probably not. But Bio-Ag and chemical companies want you to think nature needs their help, and that they can help you with their Franken Food (or at least brainwash you enough while you close your eyes, baffled by the misinformation, as they sneak legislature into your tax-dollar-paid-governing to make it so you have no choice but to eat from their coffers.)
POINT THREE: DON'T BELIEVE THEM.
Don't believe the scientists-for-hire, the lobbyists, the pretty labels all donned in flowers and nature scenes and slogans and crap. They are the neighborhood bully with a koolaid stand. Don't buy it and certainly don't drink it!
POINT FIVE: WHAT TO DO??? READ LABELS! BUY ORGANIC! (FROM TRUSTED SOURCES) AGAIN... Read labels!! If it doesn't say Organic, it is most likely contaminated with toxic chemicals and GMO'S and dirty corporate greed. "Natural" does not mean it's really natural and safe. It's an advertising catch-phrase. While you're at it, stop believing that weeds, flowers, garden goods and animals need chemicals dumped on them to be safe and premium.. Au-Contraire! That ROUND-UP or 2-4-D weed killer or super-seed is really a baby-killer. Seriously. Time and time again we see that heavy pesticides and intrinsic insecticidals are connected to infertility, developmental issues and spontaneous abortions in animals.
POINT FIVE POINT FIVE: USE YOUR DOLLARS AS AN EXTENSION OF YOURSELF. We are in control of our futures simply by what we spend our hard-earned dollars on. If we don't spend our dollars on products that support malicious intent, then we are not contributing to the problem and we are not ensuring the proliferation. We all sacrifice a part of ourselves to earn those dollars at work everyday so let's make it count for good! Takin' back our power, one penny at a time!
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