GMO concerns is such a first world problem.
It’s a first world problem because that’s where Round up ready crops are grown. I have to feed a family of eight a very tight budget. It would be nice if I could afford to avoid the relatively recent addition of food that’s been sprayed with herbicide, but I can’t afford it. And I do know what it’s like to go to bed at night knowing there isn’t enough food in the house to get through the next day while payday is a few days away, so we aren’t your typical “first world snobs” when it comes to feeding our children. Both my husband and I have skipped meals so our kids could eat when low on food. We aren’t willing to go on welfare and we trust in God to provide. Mercifully, he has blessed us unexpectedly in His perfect timing.
I don’t see why it’s mocked by conservatives to want to avoid eating food that has been sprayed with round up. It’s only been widely done in the past decade or so. I know several farmers who died fairly young from cancer, their wives have all stated it’s from frequently handling the chemicals needed for crops. I know another who picked up a rusty old can and sniffed it to see what it was-he had an instant heart attack-thankfully his brother was with him, doc said it was from inhaling that pesticide.
I once asked an organic dairy farmer why he chose organic, and he said it’s because he wanted to avoid the chemicals himself after seeing his dad and uncles deal with health problems most likely caused by farm chemicals.