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JackRiddler

(24,979 posts) Sun Oct 30, 2016, 05:43 PM Oct 2016

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Invitation to General Discussion: "Broken Promises of GMO Crops"

Hope to see debate, pro and con.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028261149

New York Times: Broken Promises of GMO Crops

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/10/30/business/gmo-crops-pesticides.html

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Invitation to General Discussion: "Broken Promises of GMO Crops" (Original Post) JackRiddler Oct 2016 OP

Yup, and Steven Druker was brought in, as always. Archae Oct 2016 #1

Don't you ever tire of character assassination? kristopher Oct 2016 #2

Is it "character assassination" to call Alex Jones a kook? Archae Nov 2016 #6

. kristopher Nov 2016 #7

.2 kristopher Nov 2016 #8

Not in the OP, sir. JackRiddler Nov 2016 #5

K&R kristopher Oct 2016 #3

OK... progressoid Nov 2016 #4

Archae

(46,797 posts)

1. Yup, and Steven Druker was brought in, as always.

Reply to JackRiddler (Original post)

Sun Oct 30, 2016, 08:16 PM

Oct 2016

No matter how stupid he is.

kristopher

(29,798 posts)

2. Don't you ever tire of character assassination?

Reply to Archae (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 31, 2016, 03:43 PM

Oct 2016

It makes you look a lot worse than anyone you malign.

Archae

(46,797 posts)

6. Is it "character assassination" to call Alex Jones a kook?

Reply to kristopher (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 1, 2016, 09:55 AM

Nov 2016

Is it "character assassination" to say Steven Druker is a kook?

http://scienceblogs.com/denialism/2013/03/29/anti-gmo-writers-show-profound-ignorance-of-basic-biology-and-now-jane-goodall-has-joined-their-ranks/

kristopher

(29,798 posts)

7. .

Reply to Archae (Reply #6)

Tue Nov 1, 2016, 10:06 AM

Nov 2016

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1231&pid=5418

kristopher

(29,798 posts)

8. .2

Reply to Archae (Reply #6)

Tue Nov 1, 2016, 10:09 AM

Nov 2016

And when you rely exclusively on such cherry picked character assassination; when your only response to any critic is an attempt to shoot the messengers, you are showing yourself to be nothing more than a hack.

Address the NYT article and show us your highly developed grasp of reasoning and mastery of the science behind the issue.

JackRiddler

(24,979 posts)

5. Not in the OP, sir.

Reply to Archae (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 1, 2016, 07:52 AM

Nov 2016

kristopher

(29,798 posts)

3. K&R

Reply to JackRiddler (Original post)

Mon Oct 31, 2016, 07:14 PM

Oct 2016

progressoid

(50,743 posts)

4. OK...

Reply to JackRiddler (Original post)

Tue Nov 1, 2016, 01:13 AM

Nov 2016

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=8264090

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