The GMO Biotech Sector’s Contempt For Democracy: Don’t Be Fooled By The Propaganda | Global Research
The GMO Biotech Sector’s Contempt For Democracy: Don’t Be Fooled By The Propaganda | Global Research
The majority of the British public who hold a view on genetically
modified (GM) crops are against them (1). Yet the push to get them into
the country and onto plates is in full swing. Strategically placed
politicians like Secretary of State for Rural and Environmental Affairs
Owen Paterson and scientists such as Professor Jim Dunwell and Sir David
Baulcombe are conveying the message that GM food is both safe and
necessary.
Although such politicians and scientists have links
to the GM sector (2), which highlights serious conflicts of interest,
certain news outlets report their views uncritically (3). And it doesn’t
help matters that part of the pro-GM public relations assault on the
British public is also being facilitated under the guise of
‘objectivity’ by the Science Media Centre (SMC). As with politicians and
scientists who give the impression of being independent, the SMC veneer
of independence serves to mask where its real interests lie.
