Surviving Capitalism (Not) : Pro-GMO Spin Masquerading as Science Courtesy of “Shameful White Men of Privilege”

We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Friday, July 1, 2016

Pro-GMO Spin Masquerading as Science Courtesy of “Shameful White Men of Privilege”

Click here to access article by Colin Todhunter from East by Northwest.

Unlike their predecessors, early 21st century missionaries do not come armed with bibles. They come as members of a scientific priesthood, spouting slick PR and are supported by the likes of Bill Gates, taxpayer ‘aid’ and the global agritech cartel and rely on the leverage of international institutions like the World Bank, IMF and WTO.

More than 100 Nobel laureates have put their names to a letter urging Greenpeace to end its opposition to genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

Well, what can you expect when the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Barack Obama?

See also this report entitled "107 Nobel Laureate Attack on Greenpeace Traced Back to Biotech PR Operators" posted on Independent Science News.