[walford]

There is suspicion that protectionism is the real reason. There are widespread protests in famine-ravaged areas in Africa. None of these protesters are starving or know anything about agriculture.

The farmers who are using these crops are finding that they have to use less pesticides, which saves money and reduces the possibility of contaminaion. They are able to feed more people too.

Human beings have been 'genetically modifying' crops and livestock ever since we abandoned the hunter-gatherer lifestyle. It is called selective breeding. If we were to adopt the agricultural methods advocated by the Greens, only 5% of our present population would be fed. The rest would have to die, which is probably what they want anyway. Them first.

[BlueLancer]

Easy call ... let them die and reduce the surplus population in those countries.

[Wonder Warthog]

"There is suspicion that protectionism is the real reason."

WHAT "suspicion"?? The EU has been doing "protectionism by bureaucratic regulation" ever since it was established.

[TheBigB]

Lemme get this sh*t straight...

We, the United States of America, get whipsawed by every two-bit jackass, thug, dictator, rock star, and do-gooder from The UN to the EU to France, Cuba, etc. etc. because we're "selfish" and "uncaring" and "unconcerned about the plight of third world nations." So then when we DO offer tons and tons of perfectly safe food that could help feed millions of people, IT'S TURNED DOWN???? Well, then F*CK these mudhole nations. Let them rot and starve in their own self-made filth! I've HAD it with these people!! We do more as a nation that any country ever has to help people around the world, we still get insulted and belittled! Why should we even bother??

[Z-28]

Another attack against American capitalism.

[MinuteGal]

Conservative economists have drummed for many years that a continuing supply of "welfare" food to these people absolutely guarantees that their governments will never initiate agricultural programs to their populaces. Kinda a "tough love" advocacy, I presume.

I believe in emergency relief, of course, but it's true that when the recipients become perpetual victims and dependent on free donated food for decades, they will NEVER gain the stimulus to initiate programs to feed themselves.

Leni

[Conservomax]

The EU is trying to compete with the US on every single level. In this instance thaey are creating a philosophy of junk science, the unifying principle of which is anything made in the US is bad. It is utter idiocy. They are going to destroy themselves and these developing nations that they care so much about. I shudder to think of what Europe is going to be like in 25 years.

[yankeedame]

There is suspicion that protectionism is the real reason. There are widespread protests in famine-ravaged areas in Africa. None of these protesters are starving or know anything about agriculture.

The farmers who are using these crops are finding that they have to use less pesticides, which saves money and reduces the possibility of contaminaion. They are able to feed more people too.

Human beings have been 'genetically modifying' crops and livestock ever since we abandoned the hunter-gatherer lifestyle. It is called selective breeding. If we were to adopt the agricultural methods advocated by the Greens, only 5% of our present population would be fed. The rest would have to die, which is probably what they want anyway. Them first.
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Bravo!!

[McGavin999]

They need to take a picture of a frail, skinny frenchman and a hale and hearty American and over the frenchman say Eats Regular Grain and over the American Eats Genetically Altered Grain. Let the people decide if it's healthy or not.

[Republican Wildcat]

I love hearing liberals call the U.S. selfish and ungiving all the time--then read stories like this. This is far from the first story we've seen along these lines.