I hope the Haitians are aware that Monsanto is famous for having produced the deadly defoliant Agent Orange which killed numerous US soldiers in the Vietnam war and continues to affect the civilian population of that country.
So because they were involved in something 40 years ago, they shouldn't be allowed to offer assistance? Boy, I hope IBM doesn't offer any computers!
I hope someone could tell them that these seeds have been declared dangerous by a number of countries...
Just because a lot of society is ignorantly afraid of genetically modified food does not mean we need to run with it. We should be praising Monsanto for the assistance they're willing to give as opposed to condemning them.
This is a serious question indeed. Where do we cross that invisible line between showing empathy for the poor and starving (there was a good recent post about this here), and abusing their dire situation for profit, regardless of the consequences? The answer may turn out to be tricky.
It's going to be hard to profit off of something they're giving away. Just sayin'. Besides, when your source refers to the gift as a "poisoned chalice," you might want to check the biases of the source before you take what's being said at face value.
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Date: 13/5/10 11:31 (UTC)So because they were involved in something 40 years ago, they shouldn't be allowed to offer assistance? Boy, I hope IBM doesn't offer any computers!
I hope someone could tell them that these seeds have been declared dangerous by a number of countries...
Just because a lot of society is ignorantly afraid of genetically modified food does not mean we need to run with it. We should be praising Monsanto for the assistance they're willing to give as opposed to condemning them.
This is a serious question indeed. Where do we cross that invisible line between showing empathy for the poor and starving (there was a good recent post about this here), and abusing their dire situation for profit, regardless of the consequences? The answer may turn out to be tricky.
It's going to be hard to profit off of something they're giving away. Just sayin'. Besides, when your source refers to the gift as a "poisoned chalice," you might want to check the biases of the source before you take what's being said at face value.