Epiphanies: The Anti-GMO Movement

Hat-tip to the Instapundit.

Mark Lynas, a British environmentalist who helped spur the anti-GMO movement in the 1990's, admits that he was completely wrong to oppose GMOs. In Mr. Lynas's own words:

As an environmentalist, and someone who believes that everyone in this world has a right to a healthy and nutritious diet of their choosing, I could not have chosen a more counter-productive path. I now regret it completely.

So I guess you’ll be wondering—what happened between 1995 and now that made me not only change my mind but come here and admit it? Well, the answer is fairly simple: I discovered science, and in the process I hope I became a better environmentalist.

 As summarized by Torie Bosch, the article's author:

To feed a growing world population (with an exploding middle class demanding more and better-quality food), we must take advantage of all the technology available to us, including GMOs. To insist on “natural” agriculture and livestock is to doom people to starvation, and there’s no logical reason to prefer the old ways, either. Moreover, the reason why big companies dominate the industry is that anti-GMO activists and policymakers have made it too difficult for small startups to enter the field.

That's just such a lovely epiphany after all the damage has pretty much been done.

[Head shaking] And, looking at this photo from the article, I just have to wonder what it is about all the fucking fruitcakes that flock to this kind of shit.

I guess it's better than going around dressed as a vagina; however, as someone who used to lean towards environmentalist tendencies, I just have to say to all these folks:

Get fucking real and get a real life.

Shit like this sure as hell doesn't win me over to your pathetic view!