What the Anti-GMO Brigade Wont Admit…

Last night, I got into a back-and-forth with GMKnow over on Twitter (you can read the exchange here). As is obvious from one look at their website, they’re vehemently opposed to GMOs. However, the point of this post was because the exchange was funny for one particular reason, at least to me. Namely, that the one point I wanted them to at least address, they wouldn’t. So, they’re anti-GMO, and, therefore, have a problem with inserting genes into a crop for our consumption. Yet, strangely, won’t even address mutagenesis organic crops that have thousands of induced mutations as you can see from my first tweet:

@GMKnowBoulder & I suppose the 100 year mutagenesis organic crops are super safe?! But they don’t conflict with ur childish worldview…

— Fourat Janabi (@fouratj) April 27, 2014

Her/his/their response was to deflect on how the GMO-biotech ag science (oddly reminiscent of pre-WW2 language: “German science!” “British science!” as if the two were mutually exclusive) claims of GMO DNA being the same as that of normal food:

@fouratj Childish behavior graces the halls of GMO-biotech Ag science that calls patented (not of nature) GMO DNA the same as normal food

— GM Know (@GMKnowBoulder) April 27, 2014