Nestle Boycott (and others): What They Did & Why They Are Boycotted Globally

[sas85]

I do boycott Nestle, I'll say that before I post some alternative points.

As a geneticist, I am pro-GM foods. That doesn't mean you should boycott me. I also consider selective breeding to be an early form of genetic engineering: all your crops have been genetically engineered anyway. GM has the potential to feed the world, grow crops in arid conditions, boost harvests... OK so there are some not-so-altruistic stuff being engineered too, but the ultimate aim of GM foods (even the pesticide-resistant stuff) is to provide more food and therefore end starvation - which we should be all for. Stopping GM at the start means more starvation.

And I'm also pro-animal experimentation, mostly. Depends what it is. But I don't blanket ban animal experimentation. (Although I dislike J&J due to the chemicals used whenever I pick up their products; I'd rather not use them due to chemistry.)

You make some good points. I agree Nestle's breach of ABM marketing is appalling! But I also agree with animal experimentation except where it is unecessarily cruel - after all, people come first. I'm confused with regards to GM foods, I've heard some sick things with regards to splicing animal genes into vegetation and that is something I feel is against nature but TBH I don't know anything about GM, so if you have any links for me FB would be interested to read up on it.

[Phteven]

If you're interested in why people boycott GM foods you probably need to know more about Monsanto.
Monsanto's Harvest of Fear | Politics | Vanity Fair
The GM genocide: Thousands of Indian farmers are committing suicide after using genetically modified crops | Mail Online
Terminator technology


Whilst I agree that selective breeding is a form of genetic modification it is a slow process and a far cry from things like terminator technology which IMO is utterly immoral and using animal genes in plants a la verminator seeds.