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Good day, everyone. In light of mounting evidence that there is something very big and potentially very dangerous going on right under our noses, I felt obligated to write this post. Right off the bat, are any of you familiar with GMOs? If not, you should be. GMO stands for Genetically Modified Organism and 75 to 80 percent of everything we buy in the grocery store contains them. If this does not seem like a big deal to you, keep reading.

Many scientists consider GMOs a godsend; they believe that by genetically modifying crops, American farmers can increase their yields, breed pest-resistant vegetables, and (this one's the kicker) potentially end world hunger. Now this all may sound great, but what you probably wont read about are the potential dangers that come with genetically modifying crops. In one study, lab rats were fed nothing but GMO corn for their lifetime; the result was the development of large, cancerous tumors in their bodies.

If that's not shocking enough for you, how about the fact that GMOs have been BANNED in several countries? Keep it mind that this is the stuff we eat every day, folks. Your corn flakes, your fruit, your frozen vegetables...all of that. Oh yeah, and remember that whole "ending world hunger" thing I mentioned earlier? Well it turns out that if America wanted to end world hunger so badly, the government would only need to spend about $30 billion a year. This sounds like a lot of money until you click that link and see that Congress spends 22 times that much on defense annually. Oh. 

So why hasn't the government taken action against these mutant crops that could potentially be giving us all cancer? Well probably because the head honcho over the whole GMO operation is Monsanto, a multi-billion dollar corporation with plenty of high-paid lawyers and lobbyists. In the government's defense however, there HAVE been tests ran on these GMOs which show them to be relatively safe. Did you click that link? Did you notice anything strange about the page? (Hint: it was Monsanto's website, stating that Monsanto ran tests which found Monsanto's GMOs to be safe). So since Monsanto says it's crops are safe, the government has pretty much taken their word for it and kept it moving. 

In fact, they basically gave them legal immunity.

Besides, we've been eating this food for years and nothing too terrible has happened yet, right? Keep in mind that Monsanto started genetically modifying crops in the 80s, so it is a relatively new procedure. I want you to watch this video; it's this adorable 14-year-old girl named Rachel Parent debating Kevin O'Leary on the ethics of GMOs. I'd advise you to watch the whole thing, but pay particular attention to 8:55-9:11.  

Did you watch it? Did you hear what they said? We're the lab rats. You are engaged in a lifelong test of these crops; and unless you have a garden or live within reasonable distance of a fruit stand or food market, there's not a damned thing you can do about it. I'm not trying to come off as some conspiracy nut, but that is some creepy ish. Also, the FDA refuses to label GMOs; so if you go to the grocery store, whether or not the grapes you pick up have been genetically modified are anyone's guess.

In closing, please do not base your opinion of GMOs solely on this post; if anything, I hope that I've inspired you to do your own research and draw your own conclusions on the issue. Maybe GMOs could benefit us in the long run, but I just wish government would stop playing Big Brother and let us decide what is best for ourselves instead of forcing FrankenFruits down our throats. 

Yep, these are cotton candy-flavored grapes. I'll let you decide how to feel.

These are the sort of issues that have made me increasingly leery of big government; well, along with deciding that we all needed fluoride in our water without asking how we felt about it...but that's a post for another day. 

-Nick G.