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cliffelam · 4338 days ago · link · · parent · post: Leading Environmental Activist’s Blunt Confession: I Was Completely Wrong To Oppose GMOs

I think that there are a lot of ethical companies out there that get caught up in peoples political, social, or "brand" issues and that "hating" a company is pretty futile. Seriously, if you have a well balanced mutual fund in your 401K then you probably have Monsanto stock in it.

So, yeah, I don't worry too much about Dish Network being a crappy place to work or GSK being a great place to work, or hating Apple or loving Google.

I save my corporate directed ire for companies that are unethical.

_XC

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mk · 4338 days ago · link ·

Sure thing. Monsanto definitely qualifies in that department. Mind you, I'm not saying everything they do is unethical, but they have done enough to raise some ire.

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cliffelam · 4338 days ago · link ·

Ok, I believe you. More than usual for a $12B company in an area where Congress has screwed up the market since the great depression?

-XC

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mk · 4338 days ago · link ·

No argument. IMO if we could kill the lobbying, Congress might not be so proactively stupid.

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cliffelam · 4338 days ago · link ·

I dunno, ever listened to Nancy Pelosi or Waters or Aiken?

I also note that people (not saying you) often want to "end lobbying" but don't view their own viewpoints expressed to representatives as lobbying. Thus the teachers union wants the NRA driven out and the Coal lobby wants the Sierra club muzzled. Just like when people want "externalities priced" they never want THEIR externalities priced.

-XC

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mk · 4338 days ago · link ·

I want to strip influence from them all. Lobbying should take place in the voting booth.