Thousands of Indian farmers commit suicide due to GM seeds. [dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1082559/The-GM-genocide-Thousands-Indian-farmers-committing-suicide-using-genetically-modified-crops.html] Once again the state (in order to get more IMF funds) sells its citizens. Once more “science” (in the bad sense of the word) sells out humans for the ideal of “scientific progress”. Do you need philosophy to see what is right here?
Farmers in India and in Iraq used traditional seeds for thousands of years. Now with the pretext of “progress” we make them use seeds that can’t be re-used for the next crop, with doubtful effectiveness against pests. (see http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/05/corn-growers-turn-to-pesticides-after-genetically-modified-seeds-fail/#.UdLcmbUqySo and http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/09/05/796781/genetically-modified-corn-gives-rise-to-superworms-as-agribusiness-lobbies-against-gmo-labeling/?mobile=nc
I believe it is all a matter of perspective here. We, in the “civilized” West do benefit from new technologies. But we do not see how many people die in the “rest of the world” for us to ripe that benefit. A balance point must be reached. But can we ever reach such a point where billions of money is involved?