i think its fair to say >80% of those in favor of labeling have fears based in anti-science propaganda, and our last experiment with this, organic labeling, is just as big of an anti-science disaster grieves...
labeling isn't an 'experiment'. It's what we've done for several decades with most all processed foods to let consumers know, to a reasonable extent, what those products contain. 'Organic' labeling isn't a 'required disclosure' deal, but a certification that growers and producers
seek out, so they can put a little sticker on their product that says 'this is organic! yum-yum!'. It's a product assurance. In fact I see no reason why GMO's, beyond the balking of some folks who oppose them, couldn't be certified organic, unless roundup disqualifies. It's not as if anyone's grumbling about how much it sucks to have to put these darn 'organic' labels on their product. "Curse them, boosting sales like that...!" whatever sort of sham you think organic certification might be, it's rather entirely different from disclosing the contents of a product.
people dont understand what gmo means, or organic, and what they do with that information is retarded... you are not enabling them to make an informed choice whatsoever.
Right... giving people a choice isn't given them a choice at all, because people behave in a generally retarded fashion. Sound stuff.
if they dont want them, they have been misdirected, propagandized, or lied to, for profit... you should like that last bit.
Seriously? The only way someone could decide they don't want to buy GMO's is if they're stupid/manipulated? That's crazy. What if the only reason they don't want to buy GMO's is because they don't want to support their producers? What if that decision has absolutely nothing to do with any concern beyond supporting the producers of their choice? What if that choice is motivated by nothing but their own financial interests?
Just my personal opinion on the subject.. which by this point is more than off topic
And seemingly rooted in the unfortunate belief that you're absolutely surrounded by morons. There's no reason not to label food that contains GMO's as containing GMO's. So it costs the world a little more ink, and some people get to not eat stuff they don't want to eat, even if they don't want to eat it for hysterical reasons. I mean, even hysterical folks have gotta eat, right? Might as well give them a way to do it where they don't have to be in constant hysteria about what might be in what they're thinking about eating, right? So if anything, when considering GMO labeling, vote in favor for the sake of those crazy buggers, so they can get a decent, panic-free meal once in a while.