Monsanto Suing Farmers - Seeds - How india is dealing with it -- ghandi style

[THE eXchanger]

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Here’s a powerful article about how farmers in India
are reclaiming their rights, in the tradition of Ghandi...& much, much, MORE

From www.opednews.com :
February 3, 2009 at 22:15:44

The multiple ways Monsanto is putting normal seeds out of reach
by Linn Cohen-Cole

People say if farmers don’t want problems from Monsanto,
just don’t
buy their GMO seeds.

Not so simple. Where are farmers supposed to get normal seed these
days? How are they supposed to avoid contamination of their fields
from GM-crops? How are they supposed to stop Monsanto detectives from trespassing or Monsanto from using helicopters to fly over spying on them?

Monsanto contaminates the fields, trespasses onto the land taking
samples and if they find any GMO plants growing there (or say they
have), they then sue, saying they own the crop. It’s a way to make
money since farmers can’t fight back and court and they settle because they have no choice.

And they have done and are doing a bucket load of things to keep
farmers and everyone else from having any access at all to buying,
collecting, and saving of NORMAL seeds.

1. They’ve bought up the seed companies across the Midwest.

2. They’ve written Monsanto seed laws and gotten legislators to put
them through, that make cleaning, collecting and storing of seeds so
onerous in terms of fees and paperwork and testing and tracking every
variety and being subject to fines, that having normal seed becomes
almost impossible (an NAIS approach to wiping out normal seeds). Does your state have such a seed law? Before they existed, farmers just collected the seeds and put them in sacks in the shed and used them the next year, sharing whatever they wished with friends and
neighbors, selling some if they wanted. That’s been killed.

In Illinois which has such a seed law, Madigan, the Speaker of the
House, his staff is Monsanto lobbyists.

3. Monsanto is pushing anti-democracy laws (Vilsack’s brainchild,
actually) that remove community’ control over their own counties so
farmers and citizens can’t block the planting of GMO crops even if
they can contaminate other crops. So if you don’t want a GM-crop that grows industrial chemicals or drugs or a rice growing with human DNA in it, in your area and mixing with your crops, tough luck.

Check the map of just where the Monsanto/Vilsack laws are and see if
your state is still a democracy or is Monsanto’s. A farmer in Illinois
told me he heard that Bush had pushed through some regulation that
made this true in every state. People need to check on that.

4. For sure there are Monsanto regulations buried in the FDA right now
that make a farmer’s seed cleaning equipment illegal (another way to
leave nothing but GM-seeds) because it’s now considered a “source of
seed contamination.” Farmer can still seed clean but the equipment now has to be certified and a farmer said it would require a million to a
million and half dollar building and equipment … for EACH line of
seed. Seed storage facilities are also listed (another million?) and
harvesting and transport equipment. And manure. Something that can
contaminate seed. Notice that chemical fertilizers and pesticides are
not mentioned.

You could eat manure and be okay (a little grossed out but okay). Try
that with pesticides and fertilizers. Indian farmers have. Their top
choice for how to commit suicide to escape the debt they have been
left in is to drink Monsanto pesticides.

5. Monsanto is picking off seed cleaners across the Midwest. In Pilot
Grove, Missouri , in Indiana (Maurice Parr ), and now in southern
Illinois (Steve Hixon). And they are using US marshals and state
troopers and county police to show up in three cars to serve the poor
farmers who had used Hixon as their seed cleaner, telling them that he
or their neighbors turned them in, so across that 6 county areas, no
one talking to neighbors and people are living in fear and those
farming communities are falling apart from the suspicion Monsanto
sowed. Hixon’s office got broken into and he thinks someone put a
GPS tracking device on his equipment and that’s how Monsanto found
between 200-400 customers in very scattered and remote areas, and
threatened them all and destroyed his business within 2 days.

So, after demanding that seed cleaners somehow be able to tell one
seed from another (or be sued to kingdom come) or corrupting
legislatures to put in laws about labeling of seeds that are so
onerous no one can cope with them, what is Monsanto’s attitude about labeling their own stuff? You guessed it - they’re out there pushing laws against ANY labeling of their own GM-food and animals and of any exports to other countries. Why?

We know and they know why.

As Norman Braksick, the president of Asgrow Seed Co. (now owned by
Monsanto) predicted in the Kansas City Star (3/7/94) seven years ago, “If you put a label on a genetically engineered food, you might as
well put a skull and crossbones on it.”

And they’ve sued dairy farmers for telling the truth about their milk
being rBGH-free, though rBGH is associated with an increased risk of
breast, colon and prostate cancers.

I just heard that some seed dealers urge farmers to buy the seed under the seed dealer’s name, telling the farmers it helps the dealer get a discount on seed to buy a lot under their own name. Then Monsanto sues the poor farmer for buying their seed without a contract and extorts huge sums from them.

Here’s a youtube video that is worth your time. Vandana Shiva is one
of the leading anti-Monsanto people in the world. In this video, she
says (and this video is old), Monsanto had sued 1500 farmers whose
fields had simply been contaminated by GM-crops. Listen to all the
ways Monsanto goes after farmers.

Do you know the story of Gandhi in India and how the British had salt
laws that taxed salt? The British claimed it as theirs. Gandhi had
what was called a Salt Satyagraha, in which people were asked to break the laws and march to the sea and collect the salt without paying the British. A kind of Boston tea party, I guess.

Thousands of people marched 240 miles to the ocean where the British
were waiting. As people moved forward to collect the salt, the British
soldiers clubbed them but the people kept coming. The non-violent
protest exposed the British behavior which was so revolting to the
world that it helped end British control in India.

Vandana Shiva has started a Seed Satyagraha - nonviolent
non-cooperation around seed laws - has gotten millions of farmers to
sign a pledge to break those laws.

American farmers and cattlemen might appreciate what Gandhi fought for and what Shiva is bringing back and how much it is about what we are all so angry about - loss of basic freedoms.

The Seed Satyagraha is the name for the nonviolent, noncooperative
movement that Dr. Shiva has organized to stand against seed
monopolies. According to Dr. Shiva, the name was inspired by Gandhi’s
famous walk to the Dandi Beach, where he picked up salt and said,

“You can’t monopolize this which we need for life.” But it’s not just the
noncooperation aspect of the movement that is influenced by Gandhi.
The creative side saving seeds, trading seeds, farming without
corporate dependence-–without their chemicals, without their seed.

“All this is talked about in the language that Gandhi left us as a
legacy. We work with three key concepts.”

“(One) Swadeshi…which means the capacity to do your own
thing–produce your own food, produce your own goods….”

“(Two) Swaraj–to govern yourself. And we fight on three
fronts-–water, food, and seed. JalSwaraj is water independence–water freedom and water sovereignty. Anna Swaraj is food freedom, food sovereignty. And Bija Swaraj is seed freedom and seed sovereignty. Swa means self–that which rises from the self and is very, very much a deep notion of freedom.

“I believe that these concepts, which are deep, deep, deep in Indian
civilization, Gandhi resurrected them to fight for freedom. They are
very important for today’s world because so far what we’ve had is
centralized state rule, giving way now to centralized corporate
control, and we need a third alternate. That third alternate is, in
part, citizens being able to tell their state, ‘This is what your
function is. This is what your obligations are,’ and being able to
have their states act on corporations to say, ‘This is something you
cannot do.’”

“(Three) Satyagraha, non-cooperation, basically saying, ‘We will do
our thing and any law that tries to say that (our freedom) is illegal…
we will have to not cooperate with it. We will defend our freedoms to
have access to water, access to seed, access to food, access to
medicine.’”

Copyright 2009 - Linn Cohen-Cole

[Antaletriangle]

Great article-we all need to stand against these 'corporate fascists' we need to take example from these humble people.

[THE eXchanger]

The ills...
are starting to eXperience
what is termed
being on the "L>E>A>D>* ing EDGE
many of them, are being eXposed
and, they shall...

*lose everything and, die

the absolute worst thing in any life,
is the loss of reputation

the truth, it is, being eXposed

and, it is pretty darn ugly

as, i have said, many times

the inner circles will turn on inner circles
and, outer circles will walk away !!!

and, that is what is, starting to occur at this time

NONE of them trust each other

and, those people who work for these people,
well, they too, will have to stand at their time of judgement,
and, just because you need the pay check,
is NOT an eXcuse to do the work

perhaps, many of them, can take lessons from people, just like us,
who live simply, and, avoid dealing in their eXchanges

it is a time, for a great awakening

and, the good news, it is happening NOW !!!

IN THE HIGHER SPIRITUAL WARS
already 2/3 of that, is completed,
and, the light has won

now, we need to clean up the lower dimensions

and, it is going to happen

as, i have always said, it is time for NU WAYS !!!

AND, WE ARE ALL, The eXchangers,
that will bring about that reality,
one another another,
as, we commit,
to being those who choose to walk in truth !!!

i've always said...
we are here,

"to weave, our light, with integrity,
in the highest eXpression of truth...
which is love""

i am susan
the eXchanger

[orthodoxymoron]

Watch the following video regarding Monsanto: http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...83407501596844. Be forewarned...this will turn your stomach and ruin your appetite. Just say No to Monsanto! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WINDt...eature=related.

[THE eXchanger]

The ills
formerly known as the illuminati
are starting to eXperience
what is termed
being on the "LEA-ding EDGE
(you know, this has happened before in history,
many, many times)

they chased the W & A's out of europe...
in the early 1800's

they were the ones, who would NOT join the church,
the magical people

so, if you can't track your family lineage,
that is part of the reason way,
they likely killed a lot of your relatives

and, if you had money, you saw it coming,
so, you got out of europe,
and, came to usa/canada/nz/australia etc

were you likely started "'united churches"" of england
which were a non-demo type of church
as, if you did NOT have some kind of church,
in the region, you were trying to expand,
people would NOT likely come there to settle

if you were well fixed/NOT filthy rich, you could start over,
or...you were dirt poor, you could get a new start ,
money lenders, NOT banks, would help you,
i know, that is what part of my family did

(you see, when there get to be,
too many of them,
then, "ding"" (pardon-the pun)
but, the bell goes off)
and, it is time to get rid of the middle/and, lower upper classes--
and, you rid of as many of them, as, you can)

so, quite a few people in 1860
knew they weren't rich enough, to be in the upper rings,
and, knew, they would likely get slaughtered,
so, they got out of their stuff-and, ran with their money
to re-set things, in the USA/CANADA/AUST/NZ etc.,

--many escaped the aust/prussian (german) war
from france -- that border has moved, quite a few times

parts of my family ran germany,
and, also from france

and, part from strattsborg, france, a celtic town
in 1864, as, they were NOT about to join churches

parts of my family ran from cornwall

part of my family ran from wales

prior to 1800, i don't think, there was such a thing, as a jew,
or, that is, what i have been told by the elders

and, we all know, that, the holocaust, was NOT just jews,
i believe, 1/3 were jewish faith,
and, 2/3 were people who would NOT
conform to the churches

look at the sinking of titantic, which was NOT the titantic,
but, the sister ship, olympia -- perhaps the first 9-11 of that century
and, then, look at the guest list
amasing, that 55 passengers from 1st class,
NEVER showed up for the trip of their lives ,
and, the owner of the ship,
was frockling in the France with his mistress -
- so, he must of known, what end up was really going to be up
and, the destiny of many, who ended up at the bottom of the ocean

that sinking -- killed a lot of influential men/and, women, and, children
of that day

then, when many people who had gotten quite rich,
through the stock market,
someone arranged for it to crash,
so, they lost a lot of their money
(mostly again, middle and, upper lower class -- became poor)

and, yet, the very rich,
they purchased everything back at pennies on dollars

they didn't just go after jews - they tried to get everyone
who would not confirm to the ways of the church
(in fact, they have tried very hard, to convert all the world
to being catholic)

and, we all know, that religion has spread all over the world,
like an awful fungus

the people in south america / and, north america
in 1490 -- also experienced a holocaust,
most do NOT know about approx 60million, and, 60 million
sa's and na's - killed, and, no one knows about it
120 million people -- yikes, that is horrible

and, in south america -- the church owns about 80% of the real estate,
and, we wonder, why the people there are poor !!!
(they can't buy real estate)

they are also very scared of the baby boomers--
the largest transference of wealth the world has ever seen,
is just starting to happen

so, the LEA-Ding edge
is really all about
"Losing Everyone on the A lists"

they never expected there would be a middle class

they never expected that sports stars, rock stars, authors etc.,
could make small fortunes

they never expected the author of harry potter,
a book series, that doesn't even really have any real magic in it,
would become wealthier than the queen of england
(albeit, i am sure, she doesn't really declare, her net worth)

so, they try to control all those people, the best they can

the absolute worst thing in any life,
is the loss of reputation

the truth, it is, being eXposed

and, it is pretty darn ugly

as, i have said, many times

the inner circles will turn on inner circles
and, outer circles that protect them,
will walk away !!!

and, that is what is, starting to occur at this time

NONE of them trust each other

and, good eXchange can NOT occur where trust is lacking

it is like all the different sides of their pyramids of power
are trying to scramble to the top ...
and, there isn't room for all of them on, or at the top

and, you know,
those people who work for these people,
well, they too, will have to stand at their time of judgement,
and, just because you need the pay check,
is NOT an eXcuse to do the evil work that is asked of you

perhaps, many of them, can take lessons from people,
just like us,
who live simply,
and, avoid dealing in their eXchanges
when we do NOT have to

it is a time, for a great awakening

and, the good news, it is happening NOW !!!

IN THE HIGHER DIMENSIONAL SPIRITUAL WARS
(and, yes, they really do have, and, they really do exist)
already 2/3 of that, is completed,
and, the good news, is the light is winning

now, we need to clean up these lower dimensions
and, it is going to happen

we have the 80/20 rule working in our favour
and, it is a definite truth,
that 80% of the people in this world, are good
and, it is the other 20% of the people in this work, that are bad

if you haven't noticed,
there are a lot more people,
who are choosing to walk in truth

i've always said...
we are here,

"to weave, our light, with integrity,
in the highest eXpression of truth...
which is love""

i think it is time for all of us,
to demand, and, command in 100% alignment
with our original missions/and, our original purposes,
that we be set up, by the "essences of our monads" aka
higher selves, so, we all,
can truly awaken,
to who, and, what it is, that we are all really here to do !!!

A grand page, in the cosmos is about to make, and, take its turn...

esp, if there is enough of us,
who can start a process,
to truly tap into our true magi-nificance

the real magical beings, that we are, we could be un-stopable

it will happen -- and, it will happen fast

you see, when it was just 9 men, who sat around a table
and, a 10th, who made sure, the others didn't step out of line,
it was very strong - and, almost impossible to stop

now, again, we are at a time in history --
where they are really watered down,
and, their greed, has allowed, many more people,
than, they ever eXpected, to be free
and, able to make choices that can shift this world

i think you are going to find,
that many people, are going to start a process,
of helping those, who are full of "**** & vinegar" to speak out
perhaps, people like me, who have struggled in a 3D world
to NOT go into debt, and, just can't find the funds,
to write my book, might just find some philanthropic karma,
laying around

i have made a decision,
to just give it all away for free ...
i finally realised, that their old eXchange
isn't going to do me any good,
in the new world, that many of us,
are co-creating at this time,
things will be vastly different

the ills, already have both their feet,
and, also in quick-sand

i think, they will get buried,
as, NU WAYS to do things, are about to surface

many of us,
are going to move our feet into love
and, learn to turn this lifetime into a journey, that is a real trip

while they, are going to turn their journey, into a trip (pardon the pun)

love/susan
the eXchanger

[Humble Janitor]

Rebellion is critical and eventually, Monsanto will find that their methods will become unenforceable and costly enough that they will have to cease. Maybe not tomorrow, maybe not next week, but eventually.

[THE eXchanger]

- go to www.youtube.com

and, watch the documentary called

THE FUTURE OF FOOD

(i think it's about 8 parts)

Speaking of Monsanto, they're also listed here as a manufacturer of White Phosphorus (used recently in Gaza by Israel).
http://www.environmentwriter.org/res...phosphorus.htm

White Phosphorus
Description:
White phosphorus (C.A.S. 7723-14-0) is an element which does not occur naturally. Industries produce white phosphorus from naturally occurring phosphate rocks.

U.S. manufacturers of white phosphorus are FMC Corporation, Pocatello, ID; Monsanto Company, Soda Springs, ID.

[THE eXchanger]

thank you, for sharing that last post 'no caste'

that is also very important

isn't monsanto also trying to get a patent on a pig LOL

(although the german farmers, aren't too pleased about that)

OINK OINK to them