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On 4/21/17 9:51 AM, DW via Marxism wrote:
I doubt Marx would supported GMOs or, for that matter, "opposed" them either. I think he would of weighed the science as to their safety, efficacy (he was concerned with soil fertility!) and how they would of helped or hindered the expansion of the forces of production...which was, despite Foster's *denialism*, is at the heart of everything Marx stood for and runs counter to the "Green" narrative of "small is beautiful" and "we use too much".
David, first of all, it is "would have", not "would of". You are a college-educated person and should be able to make such an elementary distinction.
Second of all, the use of GMO's is directly related to industrialized agriculture. If there is anything clear about Marx's writings on agriculture, it is that he favored what is now called "organic" solutions.
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