America: Land of the Guinea Pigs

[monk222]

foolsguinea posted about the use of genetically altered foods in America that helps to show just how dominated Americans are by our corporations. I might have been dismissive about such engineered foods, but I did not know that other countries have been able to ban such foods, so that Americans are effectively being used like guinea pigs. It is all the more galling that our corporations cater to those countries' demands while they force their Frankenfood on us. And there have been no studies on the healthiness of these innovations, as we get sicker over what we eat.

Or at least this is what Robyn O'Brien says. I never heard of her, and I couldn't google up any interesting discussion supporting or debunking her, though I'm pretty lazy when it comes to such research efforts. It just still surprises and depresses me to think that America has to be among the worst counties to live in the developed world, and probably the very worst - unless you are among the top few percent of the mega-rich. Even Canada has to be better than this!

Comments

[hardblue.livejournal.com]

Aside from the question of attaining citizenship, or being able to make a living, wouldn't it have been better to stay in Europe, particularly England (where you were making such good friends *wink*)?

[oleander-rue.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately I can't watch the video, but it's an interesting debate (and a pet topic of mine). I support the technology quite a bit, but the companies behind are almost stereotypically evil. Though on the flip side, it's been in the majority of our food supply for 15+ years, and no one has found a single concrete side effect? I'm not particularly concerned about what's on the market, just the fact that nothing new is well regulated.

Of course in a few years I'll be begging for a job at some place like Monsanto. *Shrug*

[hardblue.livejournal.com]

I was actually kind of hoping I might get your feedback. Is it that the video is too long, or is there some kind of technical problem? O'Brien actually claims that there has been a significant increase in allergic reactions and cancers, with perhaps the issue being how tightly is this connected to the modified foods. Remember, the tobacco execs were denying a link between smoking and cancer for the longest time, into the 90s. What really ruffles me is that we are the only country that allows this on the market, or so she says.