Adding Some Clarity to the Misleading Claim that “All Food is Genetically Modified”

The following debate originally took place here, upon the Facebook page, “FEE“…

(replies from all third parties have been omitted for clarity)

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FEE: All Food Is Genetically Modified. Now We’re Just Better at It.
https://fee.org/articles/all-food-is-genetically-modified-now-were-just-doing-it-better/

Rayn: LOL! Sure! We’ve been splicing plant genes with that of bacteria and insects since the dawn of humanity! *facepalm*

Scott S.: Nature has been. It’s called horizontal gene transfer- take a biology course.

Rayn: LOL. Thanks for the condescending “advice,” but I majored in biology at Stonybrook University. Before that, I went to Clara Barton High School for Health Professions, where I scored a 92 on the Biology Regents Test – the highest in my entire school.

Horizontal gene transfer is a nature-guided process of evolutionary adaptation, most common to *single-celled organisms*. It typically involves the transfer of only a tiny fractions of genetic material at a time while single-celled organisms interact with their environment. This process isn’t even REMOTELY similar to *human-directed* gene-splicing of *large sections* of *highly complex organisms,* such as plants, with the DNA of other *highly complex organisms,* such as insects, nor even with single-celled soil bacteria.

Jamie M.: They used chemicals and radiation instead.

Starvation as Warfare

As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following captioned photo here, being shared by the page, “The Arcane Front,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…

"Man Poses with Tens of Thousands of Bison Skulls: This photo from the 1870's shows a man proudly standing in front of a mountain of tens of thousands of bison skulls —an iconic American species that was systematically slaughtered by the millions as European Americans settled the west. The U.S. Army actively endorsed the wholesale slaughter of these animals for two main reasons: to remove any competition with cattle, and to starve Native American tribes who greatly depended on the bison for food. Without the bison, the resisting tribes of the Great Plains would either be forced to leave or die of starvation."

“Man Poses with Tens of Thousands of Bison Skulls:
This photo from the 1870’s shows a man proudly standing in front of a mountain of tens of thousands of bison skulls —an iconic American species that was systematically slaughtered by the millions as European Americans settled the west.
The U.S. Army actively endorsed the wholesale slaughter of these animals for two main reasons: to remove any competition with cattle, and to starve Native American tribes who greatly depended on the bison for food. Without the bison, the resisting tribes of the Great Plains would either be forced to leave or die of starvation.”

My Commentary: Destroy the food supply, destroy the people – historically, and presently!

Terroristic British Government Artificially Created Irish Potato Famine

I originally posted the following information and commentary onto my Facebook wall…

The British Government Has Always Been a Terrorist State

The British Government Has Always Been a Terrorist State

The British Empire – A Lesson In State Terrorism:
http://www.sott.net/article/245044-The-British-Empire-A-Lesson-In-State-Terrorism

(Joe Quinn) For most people in Western nations today, terrorism has become synonymous with large scale spectacular acts of violence by small groups against a civilian population and, within the last 15 years, primarily in the name of one religion in particular – Islam. Historically speaking (and I mean up until the present day) there is no justification for this perception, and it can only have come about through a massive and prolonged public propaganda offensive on the part of those with a vested interest in creating and perpetuating it.

The historical record shows quite clearly that states, or those acting on behalf of the state, have been responsible for the vast majority of large-scale terrorist acts against civilians. If we pause to think about it for a moment, it seems natural that this would be the case. The ruling class in any nation, be it a monarchy, democracy or dictatorship, are naturally in opposition to the people over whom they rule because the ruling class enjoy privileges that the people do not. Indeed, the ruling class only enjoy these privileges because of this manufactured divide, that is to say, the ‘haves’ have because the ‘have nots’ ‘have not’.

(Read entire article here…)

My Commentary: Starvation as warfare…

“I have often said, and written, it is Famine which must consume [the Irish]; our swords and other endeavours work not that speedy effect which is expected, for their overthrow.” – Lord Deputy of Ireland Sir Arthur Chichester to Lord Burghley, Queen Elizabeth’s chief adviser, dated 1601

Discussing Fukushima Radiation Contamination in American Food Supplies

The following correspondence originally took place upon the Facebook wall of family…

2011-04-14 - Discussing Fukushima Radiation Contamination in American Food Supplies

Genaire: Radiation Detected In Drinking Water In 13 More US Cities, Cesium-137 In Vermont Milk:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2011/04/09/radiation-detected-in-drinking-water-in-13-more-us-cities-cesium-137-in-vermont-milk/#294d396f591c

Rayn: Literally sickening!

Jonas A.: Yeah…radiation..Made in Japan…how sad this world is 🙁

Claudia C.: The Japanese could have handled the situation better. To not taint their “oh so pure image” they decided to lie and try to contain the disaster on their own, refusing much needed help. Their irresponsible behavior ultimately led to a disaster that could have been contained

Monsanto’s Plans for Total Food Dominance

I originally posted the following news commentary onto my Facebook wall…

"Monsanto: No Food Shall Be Grown that We Don't Own"

“Monsanto: No Food Shall Be Grown that We Don’t Own”

The Multiple Ways Monsanto is Putting Normal Seeds Out of Reach:
http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-multiple-ways-Monsanto-by-Linn-Cohen-Cole-090203-854.html

Monsanto’s Many Attempts to Destroy All Seeds but Their Own:
http://www.healthiertalk.com/monsantos-many-attempts-destroy-all-seeds-their-own-0370

My Commentary: Monsanto, the company responsible for the Bovine Growth Hormone (BGH) and Genetically Engineered (GE) seeds, is now working in collaboration with the patent office, the FDA, and the legislate branch of the US government, to create for themselves a complete monopoly over the American food supply, and eventually, the whole world. And, they will do it at the expense of the future of productive agriculture as we know it. As per usual, Big Corporations jealously plot against the plentiful, fruitful nature of the Earth, which stands in stark contrast to their greedy and wasteful policies of planned obsolescence. As far as Big Corporations are concerned, true competition must be eliminated at all cost, and by any means necessary.