Comments on: “Operation Global Rescue” Stocks — Breakaway Investor

By: destry

destry — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:45:24 +0000

Bob, I was right….
You’re more fun than a rock fight over an open grave.
All the talking points…Every one.
One little thing…Too few “periods”…Too many
“take-a-breath, commas”. You were hyperventalating.
Are you allowed access to a computer without adult supervision?…Or did you escape?
I apologize…I really like you…It could be though; Because I had a pet squirrel as a kid.

By: destry

destry — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:24:21 +0000

With deeper thought…I’ll grant you your point.
I look on it as more of a “Just because you can do it…Should you?”.
And I’ll grant you further that there are greedy types that would rather pay insurance claims
for unethical behavior (Or escape accusations, and liability entirely), and line their pockets, at the expense of people whose lives and health do not matter. Or…Scientists falsefying (sp.) research reports, for grants, awards, and rewards.
No segment of the world’s population is free of that 10% +or- of various preditors, that make humanity look bad. Some of it is also ignorance,
and /or arrogance….
Still, there are more honest, dedicated scientists,
at all levels, who do much good…And shouldn’t be lumped in with the low-life bottomfeeding bounders.

By: Andreakw

Andreakw — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:41:27 +0000

PS – sorry about the typos – no automatic spell check on this window.
End of rant

By: Andreakw

Andreakw — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:35:48 +0000

Firstly – a respectable UK newspaper published an article outlining the fact that scientific chat sites had been infiltrated by PR organisations EMPLOYED by Monsanto with the express purpose of trying to discredit scientists who published anti-gm articles. In fact one such scientist who had published a peer reviewed article in Nature (one of the most prestigious scientific journals in the world) had his peer reviewed article retracted by Nature because of a smear campaign by somone purporting to be a credible scientist in the scientific community. When the “scientist” was traced via the internet/email trail, the origination of the communication was in the office of the PR company working for Monsanto.
Has anyone seen the film the corporation? In it it looks at the definition of a psychopath, according to the DSM IV, the ‘bible’ of psych pathology. According to the DSM IV, a corporation quite easily fits the behavioural profile of a psychopath. Check it out.
The recent “melt down” in the financial markets makes me question whether one can give any credence to the statement:
“However, to imply any “for profit” company would purposely sell harmful, or untested products,that could destroy their reputation as a business, is irresponsible…”
We have, before our very eyes, the spectacle of very “clever” financial people who are so impressed with their product developemnt that the global financial markets are in danger of collapsing, taking most people’s comfortable retirements with them. They have all been working for companies who are very proud of their reputations as good corporate citizens! AND they get millions of dollars in payment for (australianism) “stuffing it up”.
I am a microbiologist by qualification. Genetic modification happens all the time, for good or bad. It is a natural process. It’s not GM that concerns me, but rather that in 50 years time one or two global gorillas will control all the food staples of the world – rice corn wheat. Has anyone seen what the Saudis and the middle east does with oil? It would appear that the only motive for companies these days is profit – the more the better – fuelled by the need to give “shareholder value”. I grant that few of the people working in science labs for monsanto, drug companies tobacco companies etc etc believe that they are doing evil things. But there is a paradigm around all these enterprises that deludes us – eg better drugs stop us from studying health. no-one puts in research into ‘natural’ remedies that just might work becasue THEY CAN’T BE PATENTED. What opportunities do we miss because some company can’t turn a buck?
Let’s not paint the Monsantos of the world as innocent victims of smear campaigns impugning their virtuous reputations as defenders of the world’s poor people. the fact that they can make crops that are better yielding etc is a good thing, without a doubt, but history is littered with companies suppressing information that is contrary to their products – sometimes with fatal consequences to innocent people. Anyone seen the chinese with infant formula recently? 6000 sick children becasue the chinese didn’t want to spoil the country’s image during the best PR opportunity they would ever have – the Olympics.

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:03:09 +0000

Whoops again.

PS You may wanna stay away from GMO foodstuffs just as a slight precaution that every professional objective observer of the matter has weighed in with a warning that the stuff is unfit for human (and other sentient beings’) consumption.