By
suggesting sabotage, Monsanto could deflect any suspicions from themselves that
they had found a way to push their genetically modified wheat on the world in
spite of the world’s objections. Because if the entire global wheat growers’
fields have become contaminated with Monsanto’s GMO wheat as the result of an
act of vengeance against them, then what is the world to do? The world might just have to accept the GMO
wheat if it wants wheat at all. Is this suspicion
just too crazy? Maybe, except for one
thing. A thing that seems so coincidental
that it’s eerie.
On March 28, 2013 President Obama signed the
“Monsanto Protection Act”. This act was
tacked on to Bill H.R. 933, a continuing resolution spending bill and “grossly
protects biotech corporations such as Missouri- based biotech corporations such
as Monsanto company from litigation” (Breaking News 3/30/ 2013). What this means is that even if the US courts
should rule that a GMO food is unsafe, this legislation will overrule the court
and Monsanto will be able to proceed no matter what the court says. But there
is a time limit on this absolute protection for Monsanto. It was allowed only
for six months and runs out on September 31.
This act, or
rider, was written by Monsanto along with US Sen. Roy blunt (R-Missouri), (New York
Daily News (5/3/2013). All out in the
open. Apparently no need to hide the
fact that Monsanto wrote their own bill to give themselves absolute legal
protection no matter what damage they do.
A class action suit is forming in the US by the wheat farmers and wheat
growing states. These wheat farmers and
wheat growing states are already being drastically affected by a partial or all
out ban on their wheat from Asia and Europe who don’t want GMO wheat. But what recourse would the farmers and wheat
growing states actually have against Monsanto if the world’s wheat pools have
already become significantly compromised? And when this Monsanto protection
rider runs out, what next? Will Monsanto
just write another one?
The fact
that this bill came to be in effect just in time for the discovery of the
Monsanto GMO wheat found growing in a farmer’s field in Oregon is very
peculiar. I believe Monsanto already
knew their experimental, but never approved GMO wheat, was already growing in
Organ and perhaps elsewhere, having put it there themselves, or at least knew
that it was there. Which explains the scramble to protect themselves legally.
If Monsanto
deliberately planted the wheat themselves then they must figure that after the
initial outcry and perhaps a boycott or two and jillions of dollars of
propaganda explaining why GMO wheat is actually good for humans, then they will
have certainly cornered the market once and for all. If the GMO wheat is
already in the world’s wheat supply, then we will all be eating GMO bread and
cakes and cookies. Even if it was truly accidental the damage is still there. Monsanto
has already taken the necessary steps to protect itself legally, and in the end
GMO will certainly prosper in unthinkable ways…as controllers of the world’s
supply of many of the world’s basic foodstuffs they can, more or less, rule the world along
with the international banks.
I hope I’m
wrong. I hope Monsanto didn’t do this deliberately. But intentional or accidental, we may have to
rethink eating wheat altogether. I love
bread. I really love bread. But I think I will begin to research how to
make bread from beans or potatoes. Yes,
potato bread would be good. I read where
Prince Edward Island has had very poor potato markets lately because of the
idea that potatoes are too heavy in carbs.
But there are two good things about potatoes including sweet
potatoes. First, they are delicious. And
as yet, they are not genetically modified.
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