notsaintkyle
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Is Monsanto actually spraying illegal chemicals onto our soil or are they selling government approved chemicals to farmers so they can grow enough food to deed our country?
I ask because we as Americans can purchase fruits and veggies from chemical free organic farms. But most do not. Instead we blame the big corporations. If we all purchased organic, Monsanto would go away. If our all mighty government really cared about us, they would stop Monsanto from poisoning us. But here we are, crying about Monsanto. Tisk Tisk
I only eat organic, it's not my responsibility nor desire to make all of America follow suit. Also let's be realistic, for a great portion of the US it's not feasible economically to eat exclusively organic. Who said our government cared for us? I believe they're just as corrupt and part of the problem as Monsanto themselves. Sure - the chemicals are government approved, but should they be? No. No way. Glyphosate is destroying the soil, just because they're able to "lobby" and maintain the legal status of their horrible products doesn't make them any less morally reprehensible - in fact you could make the case that it makes them more so because it shows they're aware of the issues they're creating but are not concerned with the effects they're causing as long as they're turning a profit.
I say this as someone who strongly believes in and supports capitalism. I don't, however, support companies that buy legal status of known harmful substances.
By the way - no one is crying. Discussing ****** business practices and highlighting that certain companies putting profit above human life is wrong doesn't equate to crying.