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I'll offer the first unqualified congratulations. I don't think it's at all obvious that Monsanto is a perpetrator of "devastating evil" (as one of the comments says below) and I'd love it if one or more of the critics would do more than merely state that as fact.


Someone already posted this: http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/05/monsanto...

But seriously, if even the politically correct & good natured commenters on HN are unanimous in their hatred for Monsanto, you can be pretty sure it's a pretty despicable company.

So yes, fuck Monsanto, and fuck Cloudant too. Supporting Monsanto in any way is disgusting. You should be ashamed of yourselves.


But seriously, if even the politically correct & good natured commenters on HN are unanimous in their hatred for Monsanto, you can be pretty sure it's a pretty despicable company.

Do I really need to point out that this is a logical fallacy?


It is, from an absolute standpoint.

But if people all around the world and from every angle of the ideological spectrum universally vilifies a corporation, I think it would merit to look into their affairs with suspicion.


I am completely with Dionidium here. I've read a number of the books (Michael Pollen, etc.), seen the documentaries, read the science. There are bad effects from agriculture and livestock. Monsanto is not especially bad in this regard - unless you want to not associate with anyone in the food industry who's not organic, it is stupid to place so much hate on them.


The solution to pollution is dilution.

If everyone is doing it, we should each take 1/1e6 of the blame.




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