Monsanto Hides Behind Cries of “Elitist” in Response to Tremendous Global Social Media Movement

The power of social media has never been more evident, as it has brought to light the unsavory science behind Monsanto, as well as their incestuous ties with the FDA, the Supreme Court, and the US government. 

 There is a new public awareness about genetically modified organisms that the company would prefer to have silenced. 

Monsanto CEO Hugh Grant said in a rather condescending interview:

“And the sad piece of this is, it ends up either or,” Grant said. “So you get conventional agriculture or broad scale or however you define it, and organic. I think we’re going to look back on this period and say, ‘How on earth did that ever become the fight that it became.’” 

“In the U.S., we have a system that works,” Grant said. (Bloomberg)

And why, exactly does that system work?

Perhaps it is the “elitism” displayed by Monsanto as it pads the pockets of US Congressmen and other elected officials. Perhaps it is the “elitism” of being beyond the law and actually writing the text of their own protection acts. Perhaps it is even the simple “elitism” of the employees of Monsanto, who are served organic food in the company cafeterias.

If Monsanto is so proud of their genetically modified produce, then why do they fight so hard against attempts to label it as such?

This is a blatant attempt to disparage a movement that has taken on a life of its own. On May 25, across the globe, people who believe that we should have the right to healthy, non-toxic food, or at the very least, LABELS, will unite to March Against Monsanto. 

As for Monsanto’s claims that we, who stand against them, are elitist because we can “afford organics” – we can’t.

Many of us have to do without other things in order to pay for the few items on the market that are still safe to eat. We are willing to do that because we understand that not only are the food products unsafe, but the farming methods are detrimental to the environment.

We know that these short-term “solutions” are causing long-term problems. If the billions of dollars that Monsanto spends on researching ways to make Frankenfood and buying off politicians were instead invested in education, sustainable farming methods, and access to water, the world would be a lot better fed.