Some Revealing Videos from the “March Against Monsanto”

Around the world, people have come out to events dubbed the “March Against Monsanto.”   The events have happened in hundreds of cities (supposedly) and may involve thousands of people.  Overall, the total number who have come out for these events seems to be relatively small.  Most of them were lucky to draw a crowd of dozens.  But those who did show up certainly are passionate.

The event is supposed to be a demonstration against the Monsanto Corporation.  It’s basically a demonstration against genetically modified organisms, which is the Monsanto product that activists tend to hate the most.  While Monsanto is not the only maker of genetically modified organisms, they have become one of the most the most visible and are certainly the one who is targeted the most by anti-gmo groups.

The protests also seem to oppose modern, conventional agriculture and the production of food on large farms.  It is part of the movement for organic agriculture and the “eat local” campaigns, which promote the idea that food should be grown in a large number of small farms, rather than a smaller number of larger farms.

There are a number of videos that have been taken at these events, including some which interview participants. I would highly recommend checking out those made by Bronson Kaahui, who attended some of these events and interviewed the participants about their beliefs and what they are taking a stand against. There are some others floating around that are also worth watching.

Here are a few of my favorites:

It’s not surprising to see so many logical fallacies and statements that are outright wrong. No, DNA is not absorbed from the foods we eat and transferred to our bodies. No GMO foods are not responsible for cancer or, for that matter, any other documented health problems at all. That is all to be expected, I suppose.

However, a look at these videos reveals that at least some participants, and many of the speakers and organizers seem to be involved in activism that goes far beyond the Monsanto Corporation and includes things like general purpose conspiracy theories, alternative medicine, claims about thins like suppressed cancer cures and things as far out as chemtrails and “self-replicating nanotubes.” Perhaps that is not so surprising either.

I was, however, a little surprised to see the speaker in the last video take a stab at the Jews too. A little antisemitism and Jewish world conspiracy theories thrown into the mix, it seems. Classy. Very classy.