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Repugnant Abomination · 08-10-2005, 07:02 AM

This is something that everyone should be aware about. I first learned about Monsanto when watching the documentary titled "the future of foods". It's about this corporation patenting veggies, especially corn. They genetically engineer their food to do all sorts of things...Like the seeds won't work to replant the crop for example. Now they are moving on to animals. They plan, obviously, to control the worlds food supply. Farmers all over the world are being sued for violating monsantos patent now. It's so fucked up. Read up about it. Educate yourselves.

Monstanto patenting pigs.

The patenting of corn went to the supreme court and monstanto won 5 to 4. If they win this pig issue...What's next? trees? people?

[ August 10, 2005, 05:04 AM: Message edited by: Repugnant Abomination ]

08-10-2005, 12:07 PM

Big fucking deal, they patented a specific process for breeding pigs. If R&D went into discovering this new process, then the process should qualify for a patent. If we didn't allow patents, there would be no incentive to innovate... and the worlds food supply would stagnate.

And are you honestly worried about a company that wants to grow and dominate a market? Jesus Christ! I'd be more worried if they didn't want to do that, because then, well what are their goals instead? It's only natural, and right, to want to maximize shareholder value. The incentive for personal gain through the marketplace is what has made citizens of the US able to enjoy such comfortable living standards.

Beebs · 08-10-2005, 03:27 PM

One of their plants is just over the Michigan border in Constantine, just drove by it.

Repugnant Abomination · 08-11-2005, 02:52 AM

You don't understand. They genetically engineer their seeds to over power other seeds. This is what essencially happens...Their seeds travel through the air and get on farmers lands. Monsanto does tests and finds their patented corn is now growing on a farmers land, even though the farmer never even knew it! He couldn't even do anything about it. So then monsanto goes after the farmer, and puts him out of business for violating the patent. It's fucked up.

08-11-2005, 04:28 AM

Well if that's what's happening then their practices are most likely illegal and certainly unethical.

But I tend to side with the company who is the victim of a conspiracy rumor. Why? You ask. Well it's not that I don't believe that companies engage in unethical or illegal behavior, it's just that if it were a conspiracy then there should be no way I'd be in the position to hear about it. I'm just some joe schmoe from the general public.

[ August 11, 2005, 02:57 AM: Message edited by: DJ FC ]

Repugnant Abomination · 08-11-2005, 08:07 PM

You really don't see a problem with patenting life? If they do the same thing they do with plants, they are going to take over the market and make basically make anything they haven't patented unavailable.

ProfessorNumber · 08-11-2005, 08:17 PM

I was contemplating patenting how fly I am the other day. I woke up, looked in the mirror, and I said to myself, "Damn, when did I get so fly? I should probably patent myself."

And thats pretty much how it went down.

Niger Angelus · 08-11-2005, 09:04 PM

Damn.

08-10-2005, 12:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
DJ FC Guest Posts: n/a	Big fucking deal, they patented a specific process for breeding pigs. If R&D went into discovering this new process, then the process should qualify for a patent. If we didn't allow patents, there would be no incentive to innovate... and the worlds food supply would stagnate. And are you honestly worried about a company that wants to grow and dominate a market? Jesus Christ! I'd be more worried if they didn't want to do that, because then, well what are their goals instead? It's only natural, and right, to want to maximize shareholder value. The incentive for personal gain through the marketplace is what has made citizens of the US able to enjoy such comfortable living standards.
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08-11-2005, 04:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
DJ FC Guest Posts: n/a	Well if that's what's happening then their practices are most likely illegal and certainly unethical. But I tend to side with the company who is the victim of a conspiracy rumor. Why? You ask. Well it's not that I don't believe that companies engage in unethical or illegal behavior, it's just that if it were a conspiracy then there should be no way I'd be in the position to hear about it. I'm just some joe schmoe from the general public. [ August 11, 2005, 02:57 AM: Message edited by: DJ FC ]
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08-11-2005, 08:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
ProfessorNumber Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,215 Internets: 3373	I was contemplating patenting how fly I am the other day. I woke up, looked in the mirror, and I said to myself, "Damn, when did I get so fly? I should probably patent myself." And thats pretty much how it went down.
	Smoke a cigarette and lie some more -- These conversations kill.

08-11-2005, 09:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
Niger Angelus We still believe. Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 4,697 Internets: 216	Damn.
	I enjoy knives and fire.

08-10-2005, 07:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
Repugnant Abomination Almost there... Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,979 Internets: 164547	This is something that everyone should be aware about. I first learned about Monsanto when watching the documentary titled "the future of foods". It's about this corporation patenting veggies, especially corn. They genetically engineer their food to do all sorts of things...Like the seeds won't work to replant the crop for example. Now they are moving on to animals. They plan, obviously, to control the worlds food supply. Farmers all over the world are being sued for violating monsantos patent now. It's so fucked up. Read up about it. Educate yourselves. Monstanto patenting pigs. The patenting of corn went to the supreme court and monstanto won 5 to 4. If they win this pig issue...What's next? trees? people? [ August 10, 2005, 05:04 AM: Message edited by: Repugnant Abomination ]

08-10-2005, 03:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
Beebs Poor Sport Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Indianapolis / Middlebury / Long Lake Posts: 5,306 Internets: 127341	One of their plants is just over the Michigan border in Constantine, just drove by it.

08-11-2005, 02:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
Repugnant Abomination Almost there... Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,979 Internets: 164547	You don't understand. They genetically engineer their seeds to over power other seeds. This is what essencially happens...Their seeds travel through the air and get on farmers lands. Monsanto does tests and finds their patented corn is now growing on a farmers land, even though the farmer never even knew it! He couldn't even do anything about it. So then monsanto goes after the farmer, and puts him out of business for violating the patent. It's fucked up.

08-11-2005, 08:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
Repugnant Abomination Almost there... Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,979 Internets: 164547	You really don't see a problem with patenting life? If they do the same thing they do with plants, they are going to take over the market and make basically make anything they haven't patented unavailable.