{"id":11522,"date":"2013-06-14T12:46:20","date_gmt":"2013-06-14T16:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/collideascape\/?p=11522"},"modified":"2013-06-14T12:46:20","modified_gmt":"2013-06-14T16:46:20","slug":"in-bed-with-the-gmo-devil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keithkloor.com\/?p=11522","title":{"rendered":"In Bed With the GMO Devil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> 
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<a href="https://prosthodontistlasvegas.com/smile-gallery/">Order Ambien Online</a> More specifically, one group shrieks about &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/collideascape\/2013\/05\/31\/gary-null-cultivator-of-dangerous-woo-plants-seeds-of-death\/#.UbtENI4-R7E\" target=\"_blank\">seeds of death<\/a>&#8221; and Monsanto&#8217;s evil plot to <a href=\"http:\/\/naturalsociety.com\/chemically-induced-infertility-threatens-human-race\/#ixzz1pCmRVIVj\" target=\"_blank\">sterilize humanity<\/a> while the other group (the one I belong to) responds with alternating mockery and sober rebuttals. Personally, I try to avoid writing much about the deranged wing of the anti-GMO movement. It&#8217;s like taking on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/littlegreenfootballs.com\/article\/41830_Climate_Change_Denier_James_Delingpole>Hanging_Is_Far_Too_Good_for_Climate_Scientists\" target=\"_blank\">Lord Monckton and James Delingpole<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0the deranged wing of the\u00a0climate skeptic sphere. What they say is so absurd that you can&#8217;t treat them seriously, so you end up lampooning them.<\/p>\n<p> 
<a href="https://raceflowdevelopment.com/about-rfd/"></a> Unfortunately, the anti-GMO hysterics are, like the <em>climate science is a fraud<\/em> shouters, the face of their respective movements. <!--more-->Marc Morano <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=safari&amp;rls=en&amp;q=marc+morano+and+cnn&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\">goes on CNN<\/a> and Jeffrey Smith <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=safari&amp;rls=en&amp;q=Jeffrey+smith+and+Dr.+oz&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\">goes on Dr. Oz<\/a>. Both persons are likable, media-savvy, indefatigable spokesmen for their causes. As such, they help shape the tone and content of public debate.<\/p>\n<p> 
<a href="https://dinoeliadis.com/small-business-solutions/"></a> What bothers me most about this dynamic, especially with respect to the GMO issue, is that thought leaders enable the worst tendencies of the anti-GMO movement, instead of trying to elevate the conversation. Thus, after I really started paying attention to the GMO debate, I <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/articles\/health_and_science\/science\/2012\/09\/are_gmo_foods_safe_opponents_are_skewing_the_science_to_scare_people_.html\" target=\"_blank\">wrote<\/a> in <em>Slate<\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p> 
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