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Ben D, N CA
Posted 5/7/2018 12:21 (#6748752 - in reply to #6748696)
Subject: RE: younger generation not concerned about GMO's



Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot
WYDave - 5/7/2018 08:20

The only people who are really "worried" about GMO's are middle-aged,  upper-middle-class to rich white women.

These are the same people who freak out when they hear something about radiation, children learning how to shoot guns, etc. 

I've talked with lots of younger people about GMO's, and most young folks are all for GMO's - as long as there is testing and some thought given to issues of "what happens when it becomes a weed?" etc. They have some pretty common-sense concerns. The kids raised on farms and ranches give lots of thought to the issue of "what happens when it starts growing where I don't want it?" - mostly because most of these kids were made to pull weeds by Mom & Dad when they were younger.

The well-to-do middle aged white women? No amount of science or data will change their minds.  



Well put. Ag needs to quit acting like it is such a big deal and label everything. Remember rBST? Last I looked there was still a label on every gallon of milk that contained it. Been there long enough no one even notices it anymore. I don't think there is anything you can buy in the state of CA that doesn't come with a Prop 65 warning that this product may contain something that can cause cancer or such. No one pays it a bit of attention because its on EVERYTHING.

I'm 37. People my age and younger have been around GMO's most of our lives and its commonplace, don't think there is a big fear out there of GMO's by anyone without an agenda.
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