Originally a gunpowder mill, the DuPont logo is often associated with paints and coatings. They make kevlar and ammunition. They support ongoing wars both within US borders (ie: The War on Drugs) as well as military invasions abroad.
They also make and sell food.
DuPont recently invested more than $4M opposing the Proposition 37 bill. Why? The bill just requires any GMO food (Genetically Modified Organism) to be labeled. GMO food is said to be totally safe, according to the U.S. government. GMO food is FDA-approved. GMO food is pretty much present in every particle of today’s non-organic food supply.
So what is GMO food? It’s a cross, or a fusion, between two things which are genetically different. Many people get confused and think that GMO food is like crossing the biggest tomato from one crop and the biggest tomato from a different crop. Well that’s not GMO. That’s just farming.
GMO means crossing two unlike organisms...like crossing a strawberry with a fish. Sound too bizarre? Take a look at the following:
This is a GMO strawberry. It is crossed with an Arctic Flounder. Why in the world would someone even think about trying to fuse a fish with a fruit? Through trial and error scientists have been able to “create” this unique strawberry which looks like a strawberry, and tastes like a strawberry, but has the ability to grow in freezing temperatures thanks to traits supplied from the genetic makeup of a fish which lives in freezing conditions.
What else have scientists successfully crossed? What if we crossed this:
Would you eat a corn/roach fusion?
You probably already have. If you have eaten anything from a fast food chain, or virtually anything in the store or any restaurant which contains “corn starch”, “corn oil”, or “corn sugar” and it is not explicitly organic, you are likely eating roach corn. I dare you to now, go to your pantry and/or your refrigerator and read some ingredient labels. If it is NOT organic, and contains corn of any variety, you are basically eating roaches.
At this point you are probably thinking, “Yeah, Bret. But what’s wrong with eating roaches that taste like corn? I like eating roaches.”
Well, nothing is wrong with eating roaches, as long as they are organic. Many people in many countries around the world rely on insects as a source of protein in their diet. But when insects are genetically crossed with an unlike genetic code a creation exists which may or may not contain the original nutritional content, and may or may not be digestible.
Now that we know what a GMO is, let’s get back to the crosshairs.
DuPont.
While everyone is screaming about the evils of Monsanto I have been reading up on DuPont. These guys should be getting as much GMO press as Monsanto, if not more. This company is positioning itself to control the world's food supply:
They rank #4 as a polluter.
They rank #2 as the world's largest chemical company.
They rank #1 in innovation, quality, and social responsibility.
And they intend to control the food supply of the world.
I'm off to snack on something organic with my beloved. I think I saw a roach or two scurrying about the kitchen earlier...
