Vandana Shiva - Activism & Self-Care: How to remain resilient while committing to a cause?

[@veronicadenton2109]

Rewilding!! Dr. Shiva should be given 100 Nobel Prizes for all the work she has done and continuing to do!! What an amazing human being she is!! This is Love!!!

[@popeyegordon]

This is fraud and it it is shameful you are so easily suckered like this. Shiva has attracted intense criticism from the scientific community for perpetuating long-debunked myths about agriculture, biotechnology and food safety. "Shiva is scheduled to speak in late January at Stanford University and the University of California, Santa Cruz on “equitable and sustainable” farming methods. Her positions on a variety of issues have irked and at times outraged scientists who consider her a disseminator of misinformation who profits at the rate of $40,000 a lecture (or more) to spread propaganda critical of mainstream views of biotechnology. Raised in prosperity, this Indian Brahmin was formally trained as a philosopher, embracing and promoting a form of Quantum Theory that is now widely dismissed. She often falsely claims that she is a trained physicist, and those false ‘scientific’ credentials are often echoed by her supporters. The GLP has carried numerous articles about her history of misstatements and fabrications (here, here, here). She was the subject of a scathing critique, “Seeds of Doubt,” by Michael Specter of The New Yorker, which documented her history of misleading claims and what Specter maintained often verged on anti-science gibberish. For more than three decades, she has relentlessly campaigned against globalization, focusing on food and agriculture socio-economic issues and an opposition to GMOs, free trade and intellectual property rights. She alternately promotes land redistribution, indigenous and peasant farmers’ rights, organic-only food production and ayurvedic health practices over conventional medicines, all of which she characterizes as an “earth democracy” movement necessary to restore “harmony,” people and nature. Shiva receives financial backing from high-profile activist groups such as the Center for Food Safety, which shares offices with her in Washington. Among her most controversial talking points is her false claim that there was no hunger in India prior to the Green Revolution. The truth is almost 180 degrees the opposite, as the Green Revolution, marked in part by the introduction of synthetic chemical fertilizers and pesticides enable massive increases in food production. A recent review of the evidence shows, “the production of cereal crops tripled during this period, with only a 30% increase in land area cultivated.” Shiva also blames the Green Revolution for increasing poverty, indebtedness and despair among farmers. Her notorious allegation that the introduction of insect-resistant GMO crops in India led many farmers to commit suicide has been evaluated and dismissed as inaccurate. Shiva is also a fierce opponent of so-called Golden Rice, a crop engineered to combat vitamin A deficiency in developing countries. In response to the scheduling of her two talks at Stanford and UC Santa Cruz, 39 scientists from around the world co-authored an open letter to both universities protesting the invitations. The signatories told the GLP that their aim is to alert the events’ organizers, participants and attendees to the numerous falsehoods in Shiva’s philosophy. The letter, reproduced below in full, blasts Shiva for her “use of anti-scientific rhetoric to support unethical positions.” Neither university has scheduled a scientist to present the evidence-based case for crop biotechnology." geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/01/14/39-biotech-experts-open-letter-protests-anti-gmo-activist-vandana-shivas-anti-science-talks-at-stanford-and-uc-santa-cruz/

[@m7k138]

@@popeyegordon lies and you are AI! Bill Gates funded 20 billion dollars into Monsanto!! Bill Gates/Monsanto destroys with pesticides killing our soil, poisoning our water and killing our bee populations. Dr Vandana Shiva is for Humanity and protection of our seed. Bill Gates/ Monsanto wants to own our seed enslave our seed- own our life!!

[@popeyegordon]

@@m7k138 Your tiny mind can not comprehend facts as provided here from unbiased trusted sources so you have to make up bullshit fantasies to deal with it. I don't even express my personal opinions here, you have no idea what I think about Shiva. I only link qualified experts' opinions and facts that prove beyond any sane doubt that Shiva is a fraud. YOU offer NO counter citations of proof or evidence that my citations are wrong. YOU offer no citations of any kind. The fact that you mentioned the Monsanto bogeyman makes a big fool of you - Monsanto shut down forever three whole years ago. You need a new bogeyman.

[@popeyegordon]

@@m7k138 A great example of how Shiva manipulates the gullible - A common meme we all hear if we are exposed to lying activist sites and videos is that the Monsanto boogeyman and "corporations" want to "control the world's seed supply". Let's ponder that for a moment which is all it takes to realize how absurd and ignorant that meme really is. First of all, Monsanto shut down over 3 years ago. All the corporate seed companies combined comprise less than 20% of our global seed supply. A partial list of the plethora of supply sources they can never touch: free NGO and government run seed programs, seed banks and vaults, seed exchanges, seed libraries, neighbors swapping seed, farm granges, online seed sales, small local farm supply stores, gardening supply stores, collecting seed from wild sources, countries like Mexico where GMO seed is rejected, China and Bangladesh with their own GMO and conventional seed programs, 6 African nations with their own GMO seed, Asshole Russia with their anti-GMO troll armies, seed saving practices, remote villages who never have and never will buy seed, and mountain terrace farmers at the ends of 200 kilometer long foot paths in mountainous regions of three continents. Are corporate seed sellers going to march jack booted thugs up those paths with packs full of seed they will force the remote villages to buy?? Will they accept their payment in chickens? Myth busted! Very detailed analysis of who the larger seed market players are: geneticliteracyproject.org/gmo-faq/does-big-ag-dominate-crop-research-and-the-global-seed-supply-controlling-the-world-food-market/#:~:text=DuPont%20was%20next%20at%20approximately,slightly%20more%20than%205%20percent.

[@fdpcompdm]

@@popeyegordon u need to listen hanna montana true friend song it suits u perfectly u are a trueee fannnn

[@LadyCoyKoi]

I love how she pointed out that the digestive system has its own ecosystem and has a huge influence on the brain. In fact, studies show that the bacteria in the stomach would migrate to the brain and some of the bacteria in the brain go to the stomach... the whole body is interconnected in ways that make the internet... world wide web... look like a bridge made by Pre-schoolers. If the bacteria in the stomach are weak, so will the brain have weak nerves which don't communicate well with one another. If your stomach is bad so is your mood. Fed those good bacteria and they will bless you with bliss, happiness and energy that you never knew you had. 🥰 Imagine if our body systems want full independence and argue with each other like humans do? We would die! Good thing our bodies know how to act as one and not see system inferior or superior, but all as one... true egalitarian!

[@inspiredby-community]

I wish Vandana was my mother, I love you!

[@zesty2013]

I liked the host as well, she kept the questions concise and let dr. Vandana talk uninterrupted.

[@vasukinagabhushan]

Dr. Vandana Shiva is a brilliant visionary, who deserves Nobel Peace Prize. 🙏

[@regloxirholgerrix6432]

...gratest Tx to Doc. Vandana ...!!!...)

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[@vasukinagabhushan]

@@regloxirholgerrix6432 Shiva Durai has become a cheerleader for fascists.

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[@lsacapen2892]

I love this woman!!! What an inspiration!! She should be plastered on all the news channels on mainstream media!!! She’s so confident, she isn’t even feel insecure to smile , when missing tooth 🦷 I just admire her confidence, and most of all her knowledge and all this research and knowledge she shares and brings awareness 🙌🙏❤️

[@thegiftsofautism]

Keep the wisdom and truth coming, Dr Vandana!

[@popeyegordon]

Siddharth Sriram 3 days ago Popeye Gordon I am an Indian. Thanks a ton for sharing the vid link exposing Vandana Shiva's pseudoscience bullshit. What I learnt from the video 1) She has a phd in philosophy & is not a physicist, but tries to give an impression that she is one. 2) Her understanding of genetics is wrong. She advocates the Soviet Union model of naturally dust resistant variety of crops/seeds. She argues they have the ability to adapt drastically to challenging environment in a short time. Soviet Union did this, they failed as result. The reason why they lost the cold war their economic downfall. 3) Vandana Shiva lures you in with some facts & also scientific facts & weaves them with her own unscientific & nostalgic opinions to advance her ideals. For instance, she is right about the Green Revolution causing an increase in pollution & causing a few other problems, the same with certain companies. The reality is that, it is not perfect, but Vandana Shiva paints that as the sole factor casing most of the problems on earth. 4) She is like mark Antony, a good speaker, & can rally people with her command over English & pseudo-science. 5) She gets paid a tremendous amount of money for giving such speeches.

[@marktalley2550]

@@popeyegordon Absolutely. She is the consummate BS artist. A cleaver mixing of fact, with utter nonsense. She has created a cult like atmosphere, and sadly, her many followers are largely not the sort of people who understand science well, so it’s easy for her to dupe them. Meanwhile, very real problems with environmental degradation and damage are not being properly dealt with.

[@jaxtynbrycen2160]

InstaBlaster...

[@ifyouonlyk6556]

This woman is a strength to be reckoned with in this world. Thank you beautiful Angel.

[@Hands2HealNow]

God Bless you dearest Vandana Shiva! We need you and your message to reconnect with others.

[@haripalkaur1262]

Wahe Guru 💫💫💫

[@amyfarias4474]

Vandana Shiva you are a spiritual and ecological warrior!!! Thank you for your love of humanity, your brilliance, and your unending service to our precious mother earth... Love and admire you tremendously ❣️❣️❣️

[@TempleofInnocence-AlohaKeAkua]

i love this beautiful woman.gratitude & blessings to you both🙏

[@glendahassell4802]

Beautiful women. I love her attitude,intelligence, discourse and vision

[@britth1182]

Strong, brilliant, beautiful soul. Keep fighting the fight Dr Shiva and hopefully we will enter a future where the collective will cherish both our bodies and wonderful Mother Nature ❤️

[@rosejacobson6853]

I send so much respect, love and appreciation for you Vandana, we the people are blessed to have you here

[@John-go2bi]

Vandana Shiva we love you!

[@CherylMillett]

Thank you Vandana Shiva for all that you do and for your strength.

[@vtpoet5300]

Dr Shiva is a true superhero. Love her. Absolutely love her 👍👍👍

[@popeyegordon]

Indian environmental scientist blasts anti-GMO celebrity Vandana Shiva for ‘baseless’ assault on biotech crops June 9, 2020 "A reader curious about celebrities’ role in the radical environmental movement emailed me recently. He wondered if …. their claims about Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) were credible. [Editor’s note: Vijay Jayaraj holds an M.Sc in environmental science from the University of East Anglia, England] He was particularly interested in anti-GMO claims by …. Vandana Shiva. Shiva is no newbie to GMO. She speaks often against it. Her celebrity status gives her high visibility. Recently, Shiva claimed that Bill Gates perpetuates Monsanto’s work by promoting GMO in India. She said GMO crops have a lower yield than non-GMO. She also said farmers would not choose GMO if not for Gates’s influence. Her claims are baseless. I come from a region with high agricultural output. I know many farmers. The Indian government has no control over their choices of seeds. Farmers are concerned about their livelihood. Most prefer crops that give larger yield. Why? You can guess. They give higher profit margins. Farmers prefer [biotech] crops. Only a few experiment with organic farming. Many so-called “organic” products in India have high traces of toxins. That makes them dangerous. But they also cost twice as much as non-“organic.” Expensive, organic coconut oils from India sold in the United States may not be completely organic, despite certification. Shiva is popular in the media. But 95% of the farmers I know (hundreds in my own family circle) reject her ideas. India’s two major political parties support GMO. True, a few individuals side with the anti-GMO lobby. But the dominant position is based on solid scientific testing. Yet anti-GMO groups have blocked GM crops through court interference. Shiva is a leading agent. Shiva’s claims on GMO farming are false. She calls Golden Rice a hoax. Golden Rice is a GM variant that can help eradicate vitamin A deficiencies that cause blindness and death. Scientific authorities in nations like the US and Canada declare it safe and beneficial. Over 100 Nobel Laureates have hailed it. Although Shiva is involved in an anti-GM cartel, she is ignorant about GM. She is neither a biologist nor an expert on genetic science. Her bachelor’s degree was in physics. She specialized in the philosophy of science. Her doctoral dissertation mused on the “hidden variables and locality in quantum theory.” Vandana Shiva is a radical environmentalist. Her anti-GMO policies reduce poor farmers’ profits and deprive other poor people of affordable food. Pop-culture celebrities like her, who pontificate on matters on which they know little or nothing, are a menace to agricultural and economic development." clashdaily.com/2020/06/pop-culture-celebrities-a-hurdle-to-agricultural-and-economic-liberation/

[@vtpoet5300]

@@popeyegordon what an assassination peace. The enemies of truth always use lies and propaganda to assassinate the character of real heroes. Her fight against Bill Gates is a very worthwhile cause. For this reason alone, I will continue to support and praise this beautiful woman. Your opinion peace is just that, opinion and vitriol. I’m with Shiva-organic food, love and truth are the future. Were you paid to write your assassination peace? Do you work for big pharma? I really do not trust you.

[@popeyegordon]

@@vtpoet5300 Shiva is clearly the assassin of facts and peer reviewed science. She is the one using lies and propaganda. Her unwarranted fact free attack on Gates, the world's greatest humanitarian who has saved 122 million lives, is sensationalist click bait and lies because she resents how much good he does while she does literally nothing for farmers or the world.

[@popeyegordon]

@@vtpoet5300 You have no facts and just opinions. I have all the facts, backed by peer reviewed science and experts and reference sources, linked to back my stance. You provided ZERO citations of any kind for any of your claims while I provide a mountain of linked evidence. Your desperate shill gambit is revealing. Shiva saved NO lives. I prove, with 65 citations to back me up, that Gates saved millions of lives: "With more than 50% declines in child mortality over the past 25 years, Gates estimates that some 122 million kids' lives were saved during that time. Many of the greatest threats to children are preventable with access to simple, affordable interventions, according to the World Health Organisation." Feb 14, 2018 www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/bill-gates-most-beautiful-chart-world-tweet-child-deaths-a8210331.html "Today, more than 400 million people no longer need treatment for NTDs, and 300 million of them no longer need treatment for LF. Back in 1986, there were 3.5 million cases of Guinea worm disease - in 2016, there were just 25. Plenty of these diseases, although not directly fatal to the afflicted, can still kill the hosts, but the deaths have decreased from 204,000 worldwide in 1990 to 142,000 as of 2013 - a 30 percent drop." www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/we-spoke-to-bill-gates-about-saving-400-million-people-from-disease-all-life-has-equal-value/all/ Google search for "Gates saved 122 million lives" provides over 60 hits: www.google.com/search?q=gates+has+saved+122+million+lives&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS875US875&oq=gates+has+saved+122+million+lives&aqs=chrome.0.69i59l2.8203j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

[@popeyegordon]

@@vtpoet5300 You don't need to trust me, I have offered no personal opinions. Listen to what real Indian farmers and ecologists have to say - "I hope a few science majors are in the crowd at Drake, so they can expose Shiva for what she is: a full-time environmental activist who spreads lies about agriculture in the developing world. Her deeply unscientific views, if enacted, would make it harder for farmers to feed themselves and their countries. When she attacks GM crops as “poison” and complains about “deadness” in our fields, she sounds like someone who simply doesn’t know what farmers in developing countries really think and do. As the daughter of a smallholder farmer in India, I agree with Shiva that seeds must remain in the hands of farmers. This season, when it came time to choose cotton seeds, my father selected a genetically modified variety for one simple reason: GM cotton is a superior plant that has transformed our ability to earn a living. Professional propagandists like Shiva have frightened many Indians into resisting GM crops." geneticliteracyproject.org/2016/11/16/indian-anti-gmo-philosopher-vandana-shiva-doesnt-speak-indias-farmers/

[@stoneclod71]

This beautiful lady is speaking my thoughts. I don't say drowning but we are choking this planet with concrete and bitumen. Our life, our health and happiness is in the soil.

[@desertrose425]

🌹Dr Shiva .... god bless you

[@DewanandSahu01]

Extremely intelligent indian

[@edbarrett5995]

Riveting and inspiring. Thanks for sharing.

[@sfmc3000]

DONT BE INSPIRED -SMASH CAPITALISM !

[@HannahsHome]

Thank you so very much!

[@alisonnorcross951]

Yes we are just on a planet. One dish

[@BeautifullyInspired]

I absolutely Love, Cherish and Honor this woman.she is pure Love, Joy, Light and Truth! Thank you for giving her the time and space to speak and share her knowledge 💜

[@tammymerayias6775]

A remarkable woman! Love for our Mother Earth

[@intelligentnature]

This is the complete truth ! After years of research and study we really need to address the worlds wicked problems. Understanding observation of nature we have all the design elements to really bring abundance of life, stability, security, love and happiness to all of life. ❤️🙏🏼❤️

[@popeyegordon]

Facebook page - *Shit Vandana Shiva Says* , exposes her lies by explaining the verified peer reviewed science Shiva denies: facebook.com/groups/1160622984026914/?multi_permalinks=4115229588566224&notif_id=1625639568375970&notif_t=group_activity&ref=notif

[@vas4739]

I absolutely love this woman! I absolutely love this home we call Earth!

[@popeyegordon]

Facebook page - *Shit Vandana Shiva Says* , exposes her lies by explaining the verified peer reviewed science Shiva denies: facebook.com/groups/1160622984026914/?multi_permalinks=4115229588566224&notif_id=1625639568375970&notif_t=group_activity&ref=notif

[@SundaraFawn]

Thank you for sharing your divine wisdom. You give us hope, inspiration and spark our souls with enthusiasm to co-create a beautiful new world! Namaste' You are AMAZING!

[@nataliaregina3094]

Brilliant, Thank you for sharing!

[@binduchawla5156]

Agree on connectivity ! Reductionist is negative and brings down the value ;lacks regard and care -

[@abdulmuhammad2179]

I am very grateful that my UNIVERSAL GOD has provided to me such a beautiful pair of people to assist me in my quest to save this planet. I will no longer accept the depression hoisted upon me by emotional manipulatorz. I thank GOD ALLAH for providing the inspiration I need to keep pushing forward. Peace be upon you both and much love.

[@erock3737]

Why don't we have more people like her? All of the horrible, ineffective leaders, doctors and scientists and she has real answers and truth for moral and medical issues.

[@SimranjitKaur-gb2vd]

My inspiration Dr Shiva

[@InHisName999]

Much Love to you my Sister. I would love to meet you and give you a giant hug if you would let me.

[@vas4739]

We are all part and help complete the bigger picture - which is life itself! Our Earth is life and living!

[@mysticalmentoringtv1140]

Always looking for information from Vandana Shiva. Awesome. Om shanti

[@popeyegordon]

Then you will really want to read this information about her: About the anti-biotech activist Vandana Shiva: *Shiva has attracted intense criticism from the scientific community for perpetuating long-debunked myths about agriculture, biotechnology and food safety.* "Shiva is scheduled to speak in late January at Stanford University and the University of California, Santa Cruz on “equitable and sustainable” farming methods. Her positions on a variety of issues have irked and at times outraged scientists who consider her a disseminator of misinformation who profits at the rate of $40,000 a lecture (or more) to spread propaganda critical of mainstream views of biotechnology. Raised in prosperity, this Indian Brahmin was formally trained as a philosopher, embracing and promoting a form of Quantum Theory that is now widely dismissed. She often falsely claims that she is a trained physicist, and those false ‘scientific’ credentials are often echoed by her supporters. The GLP has carried numerous articles about her history of misstatements and fabrications (here, here, here). She was the subject of a scathing critique, “Seeds of Doubt,” by Michael Specter of The New Yorker, which documented her history of misleading claims and what Specter maintained often verged on anti-science gibberish. For more than three decades, she has relentlessly campaigned against globalization, focusing on food and agriculture socio-economic issues and an opposition to GMOs, free trade and intellectual property rights. She alternately promotes land redistribution, indigenous and peasant farmers’ rights, organic-only food production and ayurvedic health practices over conventional medicines, all of which she characterizes as an “earth democracy” movement necessary to restore “harmony,” people and nature. Shiva receives financial backing from high-profile activist groups such as the Center for Food Safety, which shares offices with her in Washington. Among her most controversial talking points is her false claim that there was no hunger in India prior to the Green Revolution. The truth is almost 180 degrees the opposite, as the Green Revolution, marked in part by the introduction of synthetic chemical fertilizers and pesticides enable massive increases in food production. A recent review of the evidence shows, “the production of cereal crops tripled during this period, with only a 30% increase in land area cultivated.” Shiva also blames the Green Revolution for increasing poverty, indebtedness and despair among farmers. Her notorious allegation that the introduction of insect-resistant GMO crops in India led many farmers to commit suicide has been evaluated and dismissed as inaccurate. Shiva is also a fierce opponent of so-called Golden Rice, a crop engineered to combat vitamin A deficiency in developing countries. In response to the scheduling of her two talks at Stanford and UC Santa Cruz, 39 scientists from around the world co-authored an open letter to both universities protesting the invitations. The signatories told the GLP that their aim is to alert the events’ organizers, participants and attendees to the numerous falsehoods in Shiva’s philosophy. The letter, reproduced below in full, blasts Shiva for her “use of anti-scientific rhetoric to support unethical positions.” Neither university has scheduled a scientist to present the evidence-based case for crop biotechnology." geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/01/14/39-biotech-experts-open-letter-protests-anti-gmo-activist-vandana-shivas-anti-science-talks-at-stanford-and-uc-santa-cruz/

[@oueeiijayii]

​@@popeyegordon Popeye, I suppose you have a real name but choose not to be visible or responsible for what you say as does Vandana Shiva. I found a link to Ganesh Nanote through web searching for Popeye (cartoon character) & Gordon (cartoon character) on promoting Bt Cotton farming along with 4-G in India. The difference between you & your technocracy partners such as Bill Gates, Monsanto, & now Bayer (after Monsanto fined billions of dollars over Roundup cancers) is that; Vandana Shiva openly makes herself & her statements public. When Vandana meets the likes of you all, she says then, "Let's debate." with Both-sided, equal-time, recorded & published dialogue. Your corporate gang won't publicly debate because when faced with point-by-point responses their & your statements don't stand up to scrutiny. When Vandana mentions 'Satyagraha' (Hindi 'Truth-search') she is referring to the ancient 'indigenous' (Latin 'self-generating') COUNCIL-PROCESS whereby each person making a statement is required to engage with those who might dispute the statement or 'Dialectic-Rights'. Here is a simple 'Both-Sides-Now' process, which any two individuals can employ to 'search truth' together. sites.google.com/site/indigenecommunity/structure/both-sides-now-equal-time-recorded-dialogues The Monsanto family made its 'exogenous' (Latin 'other-generated') wealth very early 16th century in the invasion of the Americas on genocide of the local 'indigenous' Carib, Arawak & Taino peoples, then colonial plantation slavery in the Caribbean on Curacao islands & throughout Central & South America & finally in complex synthetic pesticides & GMO's, all false economies. Do you see how in our colonial world, without recourse to ancient knowledge, as each lie fails, in the larger scheme of real-life circumstances, it leads to accommodation of the next lie, as a desperate act of survival in a false 2-dimensional 'agriculture' (Latin 'ager' = 'field') paradigm. The problem has been a violent controlling colonial erasing of indigenous memory through colonial genocide & institutionalization. In Ganesh Nanote's video he describes working with the same land as his ancestors in Maharashtra state of western India, but is probably not aware, as is Vandana, about the ancient Indian super-Productive Swadeshi (Hindi 'indigenous' aka 'self-sufficiency') Dravidian Polyculture Orchards. All humanity's worldwide 3-D Polyculture growing mixed on many levels & dimensions of productivity were over 100 times (10,000%) more productive for food, materials, energy & water cycle than 2-D agriculture. You can convert the slavery of your 2-D monocrop farm fields, step-by-step to 3-D Polyculture SYLVALIZATION (L 'sylva' = 'tree'). There are trees, whose canopies, which will gladly produce 100 times more fibre similar to cotton than you can extract from your 2-D Bt growing methods. The moisture condensation of the leaves & bark, deep water, mineral & nutrient pumping of the roots, wild birds & animals controlling insects, coolness of the canopy, returning streams, fish & other biological factors can all be progressively implemented without loosing.a Rupee of revenue but actually increasing year-to-year your family's income & security on every level. In 'Orchard-Food-Production-Efficiencies' are the details & calculations on Polyculture, which I have used for 49 years now in my food & materials growing. sites.google.com/site/indigenecommunity/design/1-indigenous-welcome-orchard-food-production-efficiencies

[@popeyegordon]

@@oueeiijayii First of all, it is foolish to use your real name in social media. I transferred my Facebook name here. These are targeted marketing venues. I have no 'technocracy partners', I just have a education which means a respect for peer reviewed science and all that conforms to it. You morons need to get off your Monsanto witch hunt - Monsanto shut down forever 3 years ago. Your bogeyman is dead.

[@popeyegordon]

@@oueeiijayii Your links are to a site that is extremely eccentric. It dances around the facts of science and arbitrarily features random uneducated people's opinions and cultural snippets that have no continuity. It is created by a mind that has problems with reality and your rambling comment full of unsubstantiated claims is just like Shiva's hustle - pussyfoot around the facts. *SHIVA REFUSES TO HAVE DEBATES WITH QUALIFIED SCIENTISTS* because she knows she is a fraud. You posted a blatant lie for which you nave no proof at all. She literally avoids eye contact with those she encounters before and after her performances. The stage is an environment she controls.

[@popeyegordon]

@@oueeiijayii In addition to the first letter from 39 top scientists you chose to completely ignore, there is this: *Indian environmental scientist blasts anti-GMO celebrity Vandana Shiva for ‘baseless’ assault on biotech crops* June 9, 2020 "A reader curious about celebrities’ role in the radical environmental movement emailed me recently. He wondered if …. their claims about Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) were credible. [Editor’s note: Vijay Jayaraj holds an M.Sc in environmental science from the University of East Anglia, England] He was particularly interested in anti-GMO claims by …. Vandana Shiva. Shiva is no newbie to GMO. She speaks often against it. Her celebrity status gives her high visibility. Recently, Shiva claimed that Bill Gates perpetuates Monsanto’s work by promoting GMO in India. She said GMO crops have a lower yield than non-GMO. She also said farmers would not choose GMO if not for Gates’s influence. Her claims are baseless. I come from a region with high agricultural output. I know many farmers. The Indian government has no control over their choices of seeds. Farmers are concerned about their livelihood. Most prefer crops that give larger yield. Why? You can guess. They give higher profit margins. Farmers prefer [biotech] crops. Only a few experiment with organic farming. Many so-called “organic” products in India have high traces of toxins. That makes them dangerous. But they also cost twice as much as non-“organic.” Expensive, organic coconut oils from India sold in the United States may not be completely organic, despite certification. Shiva is popular in the media. But 95% of the farmers I know (hundreds in my own family circle) reject her ideas. India’s two major political parties support GMO. True, a few individuals side with the anti-GMO lobby. But the dominant position is based on solid scientific testing. Yet anti-GMO groups have blocked GM crops through court interference. Shiva is a leading agent. Shiva’s claims on GMO farming are false. She calls Golden Rice a hoax. Golden Rice is a GM variant that can help eradicate vitamin A deficiencies that cause blindness and death. Scientific authorities in nations like the US and Canada declare it safe and beneficial. Over 100 Nobel Laureates have hailed it. Although Shiva is involved in an anti-GM cartel, she is ignorant about GM. She is neither a biologist nor an expert on genetic science. Her bachelor’s degree was in physics. She specialized in the philosophy of science. Her doctoral dissertation mused on the “hidden variables and locality in quantum theory.” Vandana Shiva is a radical environmentalist. Her anti-GMO policies reduce poor farmers’ profits and deprive other poor people of affordable food. Pop-culture celebrities like her, who pontificate on matters on which they know little or nothing, are a menace to agricultural and economic development." clashdaily.com/2020/06/pop-culture-celebrities-a-hurdle-to-agricultural-and-economic-liberation/

[@deebow0865]

BEAUTIFUL HUMAN BEING..🙂TY!!

[@kimberleyannehollyman1691]

Wonderful. Thank you. 💗🙏🌼

[@casachavela9413]

Cheers

[@billiverschoore2466]

Indeed Love is its own reward!!! 🌳🙏🏽💚🕊🌳

[@swarnalathasubramaniam7921]

Dr.Shiva ahould be celebrated in the land of her birth,sadly not many know of her amazing unsurpassed selfless work with indigenous farmers or her Kurukshetra to save the soil and the original seeds.She is God's gift to our great nation ! It is a blessing to watch her and listen to her.

[@popeyegordon]

Shiva is a professional fraud, reviled by the global scientific community. *About the anti-biotech activist Vandana Shiva: Shiva has attracted intense criticism from the scientific community for perpetuating long-debunked myths about agriculture, biotechnology and food safety. * "Shiva is scheduled to speak in late January at Stanford University and the University of California, Santa Cruz on “equitable and sustainable” farming methods. Her positions on a variety of issues have irked and at times outraged scientists who consider her a disseminator of misinformation who profits at the rate of $40,000 a lecture (or more) to spread propaganda critical of mainstream views of biotechnology. Raised in prosperity, this Indian Brahmin was formally trained as a philosopher, embracing and promoting a form of Quantum Theory that is now widely dismissed. She often falsely claims that she is a trained physicist, and those false ‘scientific’ credentials are often echoed by her supporters. The GLP has carried numerous articles about her history of misstatements and fabrications (here, here, here). She was the subject of a scathing critique, “Seeds of Doubt,” by Michael Specter of The New Yorker, which documented her history of misleading claims and what Specter maintained often verged on anti-science gibberish. For more than three decades, she has relentlessly campaigned against globalization, focusing on food and agriculture socio-economic issues and an opposition to GMOs, free trade and intellectual property rights. She alternately promotes land redistribution, indigenous and peasant farmers’ rights, organic-only food production and ayurvedic health practices over conventional medicines, all of which she characterizes as an “earth democracy” movement necessary to restore “harmony,” people and nature. Shiva receives financial backing from high-profile activist groups such as the Center for Food Safety, which shares offices with her in Washington. Among her most controversial talking points is her false claim that there was no hunger in India prior to the Green Revolution. The truth is almost 180 degrees the opposite, as the Green Revolution, marked in part by the introduction of synthetic chemical fertilizers and pesticides enable massive increases in food production. A recent review of the evidence shows, “the production of cereal crops tripled during this period, with only a 30% increase in land area cultivated.” Shiva also blames the Green Revolution for increasing poverty, indebtedness and despair among farmers. Her notorious allegation that the introduction of insect-resistant GMO crops in India led many farmers to commit suicide has been evaluated and dismissed as inaccurate. Shiva is also a fierce opponent of so-called Golden Rice, a crop engineered to combat vitamin A deficiency in developing countries. In response to the scheduling of her two talks at Stanford and UC Santa Cruz, 39 scientists from around the world co-authored an open letter to both universities protesting the invitations. The signatories told the GLP that their aim is to alert the events’ organizers, participants and attendees to the numerous falsehoods in Shiva’s philosophy. The letter, reproduced below in full, blasts Shiva for her “use of anti-scientific rhetoric to support unethical positions.” Neither university has scheduled a scientist to present the evidence-based case for crop biotechnology." geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/01/14/39-biotech-experts-open-letter-protests-anti-gmo-activist-vandana-shivas-anti-science-talks-at-stanford-and-uc-santa-cruz/

[@swarnalathasubramaniam7921]

@@popeyegordon Wow ! Can't get more vitriolic than this,can it ? Dismissing Dr.Shiva as a fraud on the assumption that the scientific community in the west is not.Wow oh wow ! Pity,that the hegemony and unobstructed monopoly of the western "scientific community" is meekly accepted by the rest of the world.Just because a bunch of "scientists" write a letter in protest everything that Dr.Shiva stands for and has fought for is called to question ?Goodness ! I am flabbergasted !

[@newdawn6856]

@Swarnalatha Subramaniam I applaud you for writing this very pertinent comment. I too have felt that India should recognise Vandana Shiva as a national hero. She is a leader in the league of Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. At this present time, she is the only world leader who is fighting fearlessly for the entire humankind against the tyranny of greed and totalitarianism. we are lucky to have her. As for Popeye Gordon, please ignore the ignorant for they know not what they are doing.

[@popeyegordon]

@@swarnalathasubramaniam7921 What an ignorant comment! The scientific community is global in all 195 countries. Indian scientists conform to the exact same disciplines as US scientists. If you had reviewed the signatories of that letter you would have seen they are from many parts of the world. The word 'monopoly' does not and can not apply to science. It is only what is proven, verified and peer reviewed.

[@popeyegordon]

@@newdawn6856 You have been fooled like many other poorly educated people. "In June 2014, Indian and international media reported that Navdanya and Vandana Shiva were named in a leaked, classified report by India's Intelligence Bureau (IB), which was prepared for the Indian Prime Minister's Office.[47] The leaked IB report raises concerns over the foreign-funding of Indian NGOs whose campaigning activities, the report claims, are hampering India's growth and development. In its report, the IB said that Indian NGOs, including Navdanya, receive money from foreign donors under the 'charitable garb' of campaigning for human rights or women's equality, but instead use the money for nefarious purposes. "These foreign donors lead local NGOs to provide field reports which are used to build a record against India and serve as tools for the strategic foreign policy interests of the Western governments," the IB report states.[48] Investigative journalist Michael Specter, in an article in The New Yorker on 25 August 2014 entitled "Seeds of Doubt",[10] raised concerns over a number of Shiva's claims regarding GMOs and some of her campaigning methods. He wrote: "Shiva's absolutism about G.M.O.s can lead her in strange directions. In 1999, ten thousand people were killed and millions were left homeless when a cyclone hit India's eastern coastal state of Orissa. When the U.S. government dispatched grain and soy to help feed the desperate victims, Shiva held a news conference in New Delhi and said that the donation was proof that "the United States has been using the Orissa victims as guinea pigs" for genetically-engineered products, although she made no mention about that those same products are approved and consumed in the United States. She also wrote to the international relief agency Oxfam to say that she hoped it wasn't planning to send genetically modified foods to feed the starving survivors."[10] Cases of plagiarism have been pointed out against Vandana Shiva. Birendra Nayak has published on her plagiarism involving copying verbatim from a 1996 article in Voice Gopalpur in her 1998 book Stronger than Steel.[51] Several paragraphs of an article by S Faizi on the Plachimada/Coca-Cola issue published in The Statesman in 2015 were plagiarized by Vandana Shiva in an article she published a year later.[52] Journalist Keith Kloor, in an article published in Discover on 23 October 2014 entitled "The Rich Allure of a Peasant Champion", revealed that Shiva charges US$40,000 per speaking lecture, plus a business-class air ticket from New Delhi. Kloor wrote: "She is often heralded as a tireless 'defender of the poor,' someone who has courageously taken her stand among the peasant farmers of India. Let it be noted, however, that this champion of the downtrodden doesn't exactly live a peasant's lifestyle."[53] Wikipedia - Shiva en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandana_Shiva#Indian_Intelligence_Bureau_Investigation

[@richardwigeland2074]

Great information and truth!!❤

[@marilena5482]

you are a wonderful brilliant woman: my hero

[@popeyegordon]

Siddharth Sriram 3 days ago Popeye Gordon I am an Indian. Thanks a ton for sharing the vid link exposing Vandana Shiva's pseudoscience bullshit. What I learnt from the video 1) She has a phd in philosophy & is not a physicist, but tries to give an impression that she is one. 2) Her understanding of genetics is wrong. She advocates the Soviet Union model of naturally dust resistant variety of crops/seeds. She argues they have the ability to adapt drastically to challenging environment in a short time. Soviet Union did this, they failed as result. The reason why they lost the cold war their economic downfall. 3) Vandana Shiva lures you in with some facts & also scientific facts & weaves them with her own unscientific & nostalgic opinions to advance her ideals. For instance, she is right about the Green Revolution causing an increase in pollution & causing a few other problems, the same with certain companies. The reality is that, it is not perfect, but Vandana Shiva paints that as the sole factor casing most of the problems on earth. 4) She is like mark Antony, a good speaker, & can rally people with her command over English & pseudo-science. 5) She gets paid a tremendous amount of money for giving such speeches.

[@lindittaharrison594]

Oneness and eco awareness, and simply just doing, without hesitancy. Forwarding and advancing, not only our life, but of those interconnected with us all. Loving our planet, nature and our social interaction. Science, is cold, fixed & esearching whereas, nature just naturally unfolds, organically.

[@hemantisharma1775]

Thanks for sharing. 🙏🙏

[@m7k138]

Thank God for Dr Vandana Shiva she is for Humanity. So Grateful. I want to learn how to grow a garden and teach my children. I want to bring organic farmers to our children’s school and speak about organic farming and why it’s so important. I want the farmers to speak about the laws that hurt organic farms and protect GMO farms. We need to educate ourselves and our children.

[@popeyegordon]

Shiva is a professional fraud hated by the legitimate scientific community. She refuses to talk to real farmers and she avoids debates with real scientists because she knows they will tear her up. You don't have to believe me, I am nobody. I quote the experts - they are the ones you have to refute to defend your huckster. Farmers will tell you what a scam artist Shiva is. Farmers won't tell you what you claim in your conspiracy theory - laws are extremely easy on organic farmers - they only need a 25 foot buffer between organic and GMO crops to maintain their certification.

[@popeyegordon]

*Indian environmental scientist blasts anti-GMO celebrity Vandana Shiva for ‘baseless’ assault on biotech crops* June 9, 2020 "A reader curious about celebrities’ role in the radical environmental movement emailed me recently. He wondered if …. their claims about Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) were credible. [Editor’s note: Vijay Jayaraj holds an M.Sc in environmental science from the University of East Anglia, England] He was particularly interested in anti-GMO claims by …. Vandana Shiva. Shiva is no newbie to GMO. She speaks often against it. Her celebrity status gives her high visibility. Recently, Shiva claimed that Bill Gates perpetuates Monsanto’s work by promoting GMO in India. She said GMO crops have a lower yield than non-GMO. She also said farmers would not choose GMO if not for Gates’s influence. Her claims are baseless. I come from a region with high agricultural output. I know many farmers. The Indian government has no control over their choices of seeds. Farmers are concerned about their livelihood. Most prefer crops that give larger yield. Why? You can guess. They give higher profit margins. Farmers prefer [biotech] crops. Only a few experiment with organic farming. Many so-called “organic” products in India have high traces of toxins. That makes them dangerous. But they also cost twice as much as non-“organic.” Expensive, organic coconut oils from India sold in the United States may not be completely organic, despite certification. Shiva is popular in the media. But 95% of the farmers I know (hundreds in my own family circle) reject her ideas. India’s two major political parties support GMO. True, a few individuals side with the anti-GMO lobby. But the dominant position is based on solid scientific testing. Yet anti-GMO groups have blocked GM crops through court interference. Shiva is a leading agent. Shiva’s claims on GMO farming are false. She calls Golden Rice a hoax. Golden Rice is a GM variant that can help eradicate vitamin A deficiencies that cause blindness and death. Scientific authorities in nations like the US and Canada declare it safe and beneficial. Over 100 Nobel Laureates have hailed it. Although Shiva is involved in an anti-GM cartel, she is ignorant about GM. She is neither a biologist nor an expert on genetic science. Her bachelor’s degree was in physics. She specialized in the philosophy of science. Her doctoral dissertation mused on the “hidden variables and locality in quantum theory.” Vandana Shiva is a radical environmentalist. Her anti-GMO policies reduce poor farmers’ profits and deprive other poor people of affordable food. Pop-culture celebrities like her, who pontificate on matters on which they know little or nothing, are a menace to agricultural and economic development." clashdaily.com/2020/06/pop-culture-celebrities-a-hurdle-to-agricultural-and-economic-liberation/

[@popeyegordon]

Thank goodness for fact checks! Indian farmer slams Shiva for her fraud - "I hope a few science majors are in the crowd at Drake, so they can expose Shiva for what she is: a full-time environmental activist who spreads lies about agriculture in the developing world. Her deeply unscientific views, if enacted, would make it harder for farmers to feed themselves and their countries. When she attacks GM crops as “poison” and complains about “deadness” in our fields, she sounds like someone who simply doesn’t know what farmers in developing countries really think and do. As the daughter of a smallholder farmer in India, I agree with Shiva that seeds must remain in the hands of farmers. This season, when it came time to choose cotton seeds, my father selected a genetically modified variety for one simple reason: GM cotton is a superior plant that has transformed our ability to earn a living. Professional propagandists like Shiva have frightened many Indians into resisting GM crops." geneticliteracyproject.org/2016/11/16/indian-anti-gmo-philosopher-vandana-shiva-doesnt-speak-indias-farmers/

[@popeyegordon]

If you are under 40 years old you have never seen a world free of the largest longest marketing propaganda campaign in all history. Organic industry tyranny for 33 years and counting: "Although GMOs are regarded as safe as their conventional counterparts by every major food safety authority in the world, the organic industry spends nearly $3 billion a year through over 330 different organizations leading with fear and “information spin” as an industry to sell their products. This dirty money includes Shiva and Navdana. They also sent a $160,000 cash bribe to the IARC to buy that claim of a low cancer risk from glyphosate, it paved the way for abuse of our legal system in false cancer lawsuits. By creating an unfounded fear that requires tighter regulations on GMO crops, they are hoping to force them out of the food supply, thereby creating a bigger market share to sell more products in their more than $65 billion wheelhouse. The unfortunate consequence of these [non-GMO] labels is that the food companies and lobbyists tend to create an unnecessary “us vs. them” divide. When food companies use fear against competitors to sell a product, farmers take it personally." www.agdaily.com/insights/farm-babe-label-trends-end/ Now why do you suppose organic food is so expensive?? Imagine what 3 billion dollars could do for humanitarian goals - end a different disease forever every year.... End all hunger in at least one country...... Funding nasty propaganda? Really?? www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Markets/The-organic-food-industry-has-been-engaged-in-a-multi-decade-public-disinformation-campaign-claims-report?OnSite&

[@arnowisp6244]

Ignore the troll in the comments. He's just a retiree bored out of his mind. He even admitted in his comments he uses all his time to just start comments.

[@kimtaylor9096]

Poetry. Love and inspiration. Thank you. A wise, dear, strong mother.

[@haripalkaur1262]

Ова е гласот на мудроста. Да слушаме длабоко и да постапуваме мудро, нека светлината на вистината не води кон нашиот пат. Сат Нам This is the voice of the wisdom. May we listen deeply and act wisely, may the light of the truth guide our way on. Sat Nam

[@suecunningham3131]

I love the idea of going with the flow and your for tips and the expectations should go with the flow , you what are amazing person you are and I wish you could teach in every school in the world because we need many people like you and I hope one day I can stand alongside you somewhere somehow bless you and yours and I believe everything that you believe because in my heart that I know it’s true and so does Gaia , and I hope that one day Bill Gates has an epiphany and realises that you have more wisdom and are richer than he’ll ever be because of his selfish enterprises and he doesn’t think he is but unfortunately his actions speak for him and the other corporations who only think of material things and they don’t realise the most important material things in the world is the food that he is killing and the destruction with Gmo , and altering seeds and viruses which he should know better but for some reason he doesn’t maybe if we sent him lots of love he will feel it and be overwhelmed by it and get his epiphany on how he can make the world a better place instead of trying to destroy it and D populate it

[@Rossion64]

Vandana Siva is, for me, a good indication that God is, or can be, a woman.

[@amiyabasu5744]

Loved it , very inspiring !

[@cloveetabertram3902]

We are all part of the planet and each other. That's why when we hurt so does the earth. And when the planet is in trouble we all feel it.

[@informationretrieval5896]

An ethical Covid vaccine policy would begin with TCell screening for all patients before any vaccinations. But that would imply a responsible medical system that is not driven by the profit motive. Unfortunately our medical system is driven by profit not patient outcomes.

[@ninansia4656]

It took me ages to find her book in print as in the UK it has a different title and is called: Onenessvs The 1%: Shattering Illusions, Seeding Freedom. Does look like she is being censored by the biggest book seller online, I founf her book on Waterstones and Ebay.

[@newdawn6856]

I have heard this from many people. I have got this book on Kindle. Great book as all Vandana Shiva's books and lectures are.

[@mhdvijaybhasker]

Hopefully her books are made available in all languages of the world

[@shirleyannelindberg1692]

Did you mean, ‘Seeking’ or seeding Freedom⁉️

[@kellidoty1]

A while back in a different video, Dr. Shiva said to give yourself to Gaia, there is no higher purpose. So I did. I started bio-diversity in my backyard. Now today, I planted some sweet potato sprigs, dug a hole to plant them. What did I find? A glorious Earthworm!!!! Happiness is healhy soil and serving Gaia!

[@mamerosediabeadle6979]

Wonderful and very helpful thank you sister

[@ineedafernbackhere]

This was brilliant. Thanks so much!

[@stanraman6552]

When satan produces Goliath... God comes up with David....

[@newdawn6856]

Beautiful.

[@shailendrasingh2016]

God is a Dog

[@arnowisp6244]

@@shailendrasingh2016 Then be wary...

[@sheilareza2188]

Vandana Shiva: A force to be recognized❤

[@MaanelSitaBlueLily]

Thank you for Vandana Shiva. This is a soul of tru knowledge 💛

[@michaelangel8133]

Joy and relationship, God bless you

[@edvhollywood4544]

1 st time I heard that Kissinger said , to insure they don’t produce enough food as a war tool. So true. I’m giving seeds away in Mexico, sometimes. They import the corn , horrid.

[@rolanddey6025]

Excellent thoughts that needs to be imbibed into the minds of our children of today to lead the next following generations.

[@cristianerehem13]

Thank you. I just watched an hour ago - my meal to the soul. What a brilliant woman is she. I've seen some talks with her but this is surely one of the best. Maybe because it wasn't a debate and she could speak freely and not restrained by lack of time or biased questioning in which she's also very good responding to. Oh, God, there's so much I wish to talk but of all wisdom and knowledge she so gently shared with us one is special to me: school gardening. I had a Science teacher, Augusto (blue-eyed, half-bald young, a little cranky) who weekly took my class (6 or 7 grade) to a tiny improvised area at the school yard where he tried to teach us more than biology concepts, the importance of the being next to Nature. Although my relationship with Nature was built by other ways, I now recall that experience as many things (a waste of experience for me because for some reason I didn't get it at that time) but especially as a lesson of the value of public education and the worth of teachers doing what they truly believe in no matter the "imediate response" (like dra Vandana said, do your best and don't expect rewards). Thanks for remembering Lula's work against hunger but we have big issues in Brazil with the power and money of the industrial agriculture which is politically very influential directly (they have their own branch in Congress, "bancada ruralista" of big landowners and agribusiness) and indirectly giving money to politicians and buying the justice system. The Landless Workers Movement (for us, Movimento dos trabalhadores Sem Terra - MST) is the biggest producer of (organic) rice in the country and is still persecuted by landowners and rural militias, and their work was fundamental to the "Zero Hunger" project also through school meal contracts with municipalities - she may know their work. It would be great if the work in Navdanya could be made into a political platform to dispute elections - if we don't take power back we will work as Sisifos. Thanks. I was in need of those thoughts to avoid self-pity and giving up on our collective predicament. As some say, when we are prepared the master shows up. In this case, the master's message came in the timely moment, I hope. 🙏 ❤️🌿🌾⚖️ Sampa/SP, Brazil, 24/04/2021 - 13h30 (-3GMT).

[@popeyegordon]

Boy are YOU suckered by Shiva! *Shiva has attracted intense criticism from the scientific community for perpetuating long-debunked myths about agriculture, biotechnology and food safety. * "Shiva is scheduled to speak in late January at Stanford University and the University of California, Santa Cruz on “equitable and sustainable” farming methods. Her positions on a variety of issues have irked and at times outraged scientists who consider her a disseminator of misinformation who profits at the rate of $40,000 a lecture (or more) to spread propaganda critical of mainstream views of biotechnology. Raised in prosperity, this Indian Brahmin was formally trained as a philosopher, embracing and promoting a form of Quantum Theory that is now widely dismissed. She often falsely claims that she is a trained physicist, and those false ‘scientific’ credentials are often echoed by her supporters. The GLP has carried numerous articles about her history of misstatements and fabrications (here, here, here). She was the subject of a scathing critique, “Seeds of Doubt,” by Michael Specter of The New Yorker, which documented her history of misleading claims and what Specter maintained often verged on anti-science gibberish. For more than three decades, she has relentlessly campaigned against globalization, focusing on food and agriculture socio-economic issues and an opposition to GMOs, free trade and intellectual property rights. She alternately promotes land redistribution, indigenous and peasant farmers’ rights, organic-only food production and ayurvedic health practices over conventional medicines, all of which she characterizes as an “earth democracy” movement necessary to restore “harmony,” people and nature. Shiva receives financial backing from high-profile activist groups such as the Center for Food Safety, which shares offices with her in Washington. Among her most controversial talking points is her false claim that there was no hunger in India prior to the Green Revolution. The truth is almost 180 degrees the opposite, as the Green Revolution, marked in part by the introduction of synthetic chemical fertilizers and pesticides enable massive increases in food production. A recent review of the evidence shows, “the production of cereal crops tripled during this period, with only a 30% increase in land area cultivated.” Shiva also blames the Green Revolution for increasing poverty, indebtedness and despair among farmers. Her notorious allegation that the introduction of insect-resistant GMO crops in India led many farmers to commit suicide has been evaluated and dismissed as inaccurate. Shiva is also a fierce opponent of so-called Golden Rice, a crop engineered to combat vitamin A deficiency in developing countries. In response to the scheduling of her two talks at Stanford and UC Santa Cruz, 39 scientists from around the world co-authored an open letter to both universities protesting the invitations. The signatories told the GLP that their aim is to alert the events’ organizers, participants and attendees to the numerous falsehoods in Shiva’s philosophy. The letter, reproduced below in full, blasts Shiva for her “use of anti-scientific rhetoric to support unethical positions.” Neither university has scheduled a scientist to present the evidence-based case for crop biotechnology." geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/01/14/39-biotech-experts-open-letter-protests-anti-gmo-activist-vandana-shivas-anti-science-talks-at-stanford-and-uc-santa-cruz/

[@popeyegordon]

*Fear of biotechnology threatens efforts to save Brazil’s pinto beans* Natalia Pasternak | June 20, 2019 "The movement “For a GMO-free Brazil” was launched by a coalition of anti-GMO NGOs. After 20 years, activists and consumers are still confused about the different technologies used in genetic modification. A 2016 survey conducted by the Biotechnology Information Council showed that 80 percent of the respondents did not want to eat anything with [!!!!!!] DNA. A recent survey conducted by the Institute Question of Science (2019) showed that 73 percent of the respondents believe that GMOs are bad for your health. This fear of technology keeps us from releasing new GMOs into the market. That brings us back to our carioca beans - also known as pinto beans. Brazilian consumers may have noticed the price of these beans has increased significantly in the recent years. The reason behind this rise is a plague caused by the Bean Golden Mosaic Virus." Full story at: geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/06/20/fear-of-biotechnology-threatens-efforts-to-save-brazils-pinto-beans/

[@cristianerehem13]

@@popeyegordon I won't discuss with you because you're a propagandist for the food industry. You're a lobbyist for an ecocidal business. Go make your money where you can find a fool to buy it. Not me. Your copy-paste doesn't prove anything. You are not in good faith to do this discussion and I won't waste my time. I rather keep my bias than take yours. Sampa/SP, Brazil, 30/april/2021 - 17h08 (-3 GMT).

[@cristianerehem13]

@@popeyegordon The problem with the price has nothing to do with GMOs but an agribusiness choice of exporting commodities because the currency is devalued. The Landless Workers Movement (MST - Movimento dos trabalhadores rurais Sem Terra) is the biggest producer of rice in Brazil and there's the problem of subsidies for the agribusiness and a long tradition of exploitation of the poor in rural areas who has little or none govt investment to produce. What do you think you can "prove" with a single arguable article? Rhetorical question, I don't wanna discuss with you for motives I've stated. Go find who wanna buy your propaganda and has no idea of the issue. Sampa/SP, Brazil, 30/april/2021 - 17h18 (-3 GMT) - edited 17h25.

[@popeyegordon]

@@cristianerehem13 You have nothing so you desperately play the shill card. Any verifiable cut and paste from reference sources that include hyperlinks of proof beats the non-existent citations from you. This is not a pissing contest - the most weighty citations win every time. Shiva can not prove a single word she says, including the education she claims to have. Playing the shill gambit is always a forfeit of the debate at hand. It is a pathetic form of cheating by trying to poison the well rather than countering with a cogent refutation that might prove your point or win a debate. I see lameoids pull this stupid blunder 10 times a day in the vaccines and GMO safety debates. If you want to prove a fault in science, use the tools scientists use, peer reviewed studies and unbiased information sources. If you don't have solid evidence, consider what a fool you are being. Shill shill shill just makes you look like a blathering idiot and forfeits every time, the win goes to science truth. Explained simply here(or in the dictionary of your choice): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoning_the_well This is especially ludicrous when you consider the full safety of vaccines has been clear for decades and the GMO safety debate ended five years ago and no company for profit anywhere would spend a single penny paying a "shill" to promote something already attained in 2016: allianceforscience.cornell.edu/blog/2016/05/gmo-safety-debate-is-over/ For factual info on vaccines go to CDC.gov Nor does Gates need any 'shills' when he has already saved 122 million lives and he has earned over 40 million followers in social media.

[@ErikRothFfM]

So true. Thank you very much Bhavānī. ❤🌿🔥🍀🌒🌕🌘🍀🔥🌿❤ Namasté, and Blessed Be.

[@lennykoss8777]

💗💗💗💗💗

[@gabrielleheard6366]

To truth, kindness, compassion and freedom. Work with nature, not against it!

[@philgwellington6036]

Very similar philosophy to the Alan Watts, over 50 years ago.

[@shirleyannelindberg1692]

Mindfulness is key 🔑 We all have been given POTENTIAL, by our CREATOR 😇 ✡️ and its upto US to ACTUALIZE 🤩 💪🏼 God is The ultimate Intelligent Designer, and the Heaven declare the Glory of God 🙌🏼 💞

[@sparkymedic]

She is SOOO on point about the CO2, self correcting system. It really only works so long as we have enough plant life to do it. BUT it certainly cannot be the end all be all of "global warming". I hypothesize that the "global warming" is actually not caused by fossil fuels (perhaps not helped either), but instead by the non-anthropogenic heat created by nuclear power plants. The heat (energy) released from the nuclear reaction is NOT anthropogenic heating. Meaning, it is not preexisting energy which has touched the surface of this earth before, from the Sun. Fossil fuels are born from essentially ancient solar energy, stored for millions of years. Therefore the energy we release from say burning gasoline in an internal combustion engine or a coal in a power plant, has already been on this planet before and it has already at one point or another been a part of the fragile water cycle, which I think is directly responsible for the drastic weather we see, at times. 70% of the heat generated inside a nuclear reactor core is waste energy. It, along with the used heat energy, is pumped back into the water cycle either directly into the water or the atmosphere as steam. As water is used either for cooling the reactor, providing steam to turn the turbines or both, either way, the now hot water is put back into the water cycle - yet this energy, has never been seen before on earth, so there is no ability to balance what we have created, unlike the by products of fossil fuels, like CO2. If we want to stop "climate change" or whatever we want to call it now, we should focus on using only fossil fuels while also not cutting down so many forests (maybe replace forest products with hemp?). While at the same time, turning off the rather dangerous, 200+ nuclear power plants around the world. it indeed seems counter intuitive, but that's because the propaganda has been pumped out for 20-30+ years now. You can't create a global tax on H20, is quite easy with CO2 though! The global CO2 tax scheme is a total scam. It will NOT do anything for the planet. It will only line pockets of big industry and politicians. Just like the recycling scam. It will only shuffle the problem around and not solve it directly.

[@pandemidora7503]

There are alot of useless laws in this world

[@belladonna4076]

Yes, we need to go back to natural laws, We the people. We decide what we need together as a state, town or city. We need to give government notice that we do not need their services any longer and that they need to empty their desk and leave. Governments don't work and we need change.

[@localmartian9047]

@@belladonna4076 that wont happen without war - Dharma Yuddha

[@belladonna4076]

@@localmartian9047 No i disagree anything can be done in JESUS NAME, Amen. Most would say no religions and i agree, but GOD JEHOVAH'S, Ways are easy for everyone to abide by, honesty, integrity, love, patience, prosperity, health etc, we just need good guide lines and standards. Religion doesn't need to be part of it, how ever a prayer be4 and after is good and if GOD, JESUS and HOLY SPIRIT, opens the door for that to take place then THEY deserve the Praise, Credit and Thanks and as i can see, Evil has taken hold every where and there doesn't seem to be any light at the end of the tunnel, but taking a stand in one nation could change our whole World be4 we lose it and become total slaves to the NWO. I'm confident, i'm just waiting for GOD to say do it and i will and theres no need for Wars, Wars destroys and we do not need nukes going off and we need all businesses to pay their taxes, so we have plenty to put things right. No governments they don't work and they are sucking too much of our tax money and they are not even worth it. Corrupt is all they are and Corruption needs to go, all of it and frankly i totally believe it can happen, not over night, but it will happen. We would have no homeless, no starving people and jobs for everyone. We just have to clean up house first, Amen.

[@localmartian9047]

@@belladonna4076 has that ever happened in history before? World cannot have peace without working for it, which includes handling the greedy, even if you want some name to be used for that, you still need to deal with people who have got their own names, Jesus, Allah

[@belladonna4076]

@@localmartian9047 Yes, but GODS people always went astray and then they end up in the crap again, they don't seem to learn or listen. The temptations of the flesh are too great, no self control. I do believe people with good morals, honesty and integrity can pull it off and i believe they are real GOD Fearing born again Christians, because they aren't allowed to steal, kill, lie, fornicate, no witchcraft, no idolatry, no greed, no bribes, no foul words, no deceit, and they must protect the orphans, windows, feed the hungry, help the homeless, in Truth Justice Peace and freedom for all peoples with rules and laws in place that are not grievous to man kind, Fair and Just Laws just as GOD gave us and with 12 Jurors with integrity, instead of one judge, can work, fair tax, wages, and retirement at 60 so the young qualified hard workers get a chance to use their talents, not spend yrs and yrs waiting for all the old people to retire. We need fresh people all the time and people who sit to long in one position get to comfortable and don't want to leave, but we need new ideas, change and a good plan for retirement, so the old folk don't struggle to enjoy their retirement days, after all their input in life's journey should have a happy finish and only a MIGHTY GOD, can pull all this off and it may not happen over night, but it can happen, Amen. Thanks for the chat LocalMartian.

[@watershedbarbie9685]

I used to try to point out how reductionism was destroying the world, and science based people would treat me like the village idiot.

[@elaineclark667]

They want rid of us 😢💔🌍

[@richardwigeland2074]

They are destroying themselves!

[@lavynethi]

Until people like Vandanaji are there we common people have some knowledge of what’s happening behind us that destroys our very existence. 🙏

[@popeyegordon]

You are a little too common. Indian environmental scientist blasts anti-GMO celebrity Vandana Shiva for ‘baseless’ assault on biotech crops June 9, 2020 "A reader curious about celebrities’ role in the radical environmental movement emailed me recently. He wondered if …. their claims about Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) were credible. [Editor’s note: Vijay Jayaraj holds an M.Sc in environmental science from the University of East Anglia, England] He was particularly interested in anti-GMO claims by …. Vandana Shiva. Shiva is no newbie to GMO. She speaks often against it. Her celebrity status gives her high visibility. Recently, Shiva claimed that Bill Gates perpetuates Monsanto’s work by promoting GMO in India. She said GMO crops have a lower yield than non-GMO. She also said farmers would not choose GMO if not for Gates’s influence. Her claims are baseless. I come from a region with high agricultural output. I know many farmers. The Indian government has no control over their choices of seeds. Farmers are concerned about their livelihood. Most prefer crops that give larger yield. Why? You can guess. They give higher profit margins. Farmers prefer [biotech] crops. Only a few experiment with organic farming. Many so-called “organic” products in India have high traces of toxins. That makes them dangerous. But they also cost twice as much as non-“organic.” Expensive, organic coconut oils from India sold in the United States may not be completely organic, despite certification. Shiva is popular in the media. But 95% of the farmers I know (hundreds in my own family circle) reject her ideas. India’s two major political parties support GMO. True, a few individuals side with the anti-GMO lobby. But the dominant position is based on solid scientific testing. Yet anti-GMO groups have blocked GM crops through court interference. Shiva is a leading agent. Shiva’s claims on GMO farming are false. She calls Golden Rice a hoax. Golden Rice is a GM variant that can help eradicate vitamin A deficiencies that cause blindness and death. Scientific authorities in nations like the US and Canada declare it safe and beneficial. Over 100 Nobel Laureates have hailed it. Although Shiva is involved in an anti-GM cartel, she is ignorant about GM. She is neither a biologist nor an expert on genetic science. Her bachelor’s degree was in physics. She specialized in the philosophy of science. Her doctoral dissertation mused on the “hidden variables and locality in quantum theory.” Vandana Shiva is a radical environmentalist. Her anti-GMO policies reduce poor farmers’ profits and deprive other poor people of affordable food. Pop-culture celebrities like her, who pontificate on matters on which they know little or nothing, are a menace to agricultural and economic development." clashdaily.com/2020/06/pop-culture-celebrities-a-hurdle-to-agricultural-and-economic-liberation/

[@popeyegordon]

Thank god there are real scientists! Here's what they think about the anti-biotech activist Vandana Shiva: *Shiva has attracted intense criticism from the scientific community for perpetuating long-debunked myths about agriculture, biotechnology and food safety. * "Shiva is scheduled to speak in late January at Stanford University and the University of California, Santa Cruz on “equitable and sustainable” farming methods. Her positions on a variety of issues have irked and at times outraged scientists who consider her a disseminator of misinformation who profits at the rate of $40,000 a lecture (or more) to spread propaganda critical of mainstream views of biotechnology. Raised in prosperity, this Indian Brahmin was formally trained as a philosopher, embracing and promoting a form of Quantum Theory that is now widely dismissed. She often falsely claims that she is a trained physicist, and those false ‘scientific’ credentials are often echoed by her supporters. The GLP has carried numerous articles about her history of misstatements and fabrications (here, here, here). She was the subject of a scathing critique, “Seeds of Doubt,” by Michael Specter of The New Yorker, which documented her history of misleading claims and what Specter maintained often verged on anti-science gibberish. For more than three decades, she has relentlessly campaigned against globalization, focusing on food and agriculture socio-economic issues and an opposition to GMOs, free trade and intellectual property rights. She alternately promotes land redistribution, indigenous and peasant farmers’ rights, organic-only food production and ayurvedic health practices over conventional medicines, all of which she characterizes as an “earth democracy” movement necessary to restore “harmony,” people and nature. Shiva receives financial backing from high-profile activist groups such as the Center for Food Safety, which shares offices with her in Washington. Among her most controversial talking points is her false claim that there was no hunger in India prior to the Green Revolution. The truth is almost 180 degrees the opposite, as the Green Revolution, marked in part by the introduction of synthetic chemical fertilizers and pesticides enable massive increases in food production. A recent review of the evidence shows, “the production of cereal crops tripled during this period, with only a 30% increase in land area cultivated.” Shiva also blames the Green Revolution for increasing poverty, indebtedness and despair among farmers. Her notorious allegation that the introduction of insect-resistant GMO crops in India led many farmers to commit suicide has been evaluated and dismissed as inaccurate. Shiva is also a fierce opponent of so-called Golden Rice, a crop engineered to combat vitamin A deficiency in developing countries. In response to the scheduling of her two talks at Stanford and UC Santa Cruz, 39 scientists from around the world co-authored an open letter to both universities protesting the invitations. The signatories told the GLP that their aim is to alert the events’ organizers, participants and attendees to the numerous falsehoods in Shiva’s philosophy. The letter, reproduced below in full, blasts Shiva for her “use of anti-scientific rhetoric to support unethical positions.” Neither university has scheduled a scientist to present the evidence-based case for crop biotechnology." geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/01/14/39-biotech-experts-open-letter-protests-anti-gmo-activist-vandana-shivas-anti-science-talks-at-stanford-and-uc-santa-cruz/

[@kellylawson5959]

Funny she just puts Klaus Schwab to shame

[@sarahlanglois5114]

What does Vandana think about this second wave hitting India ?

[@DewanandSahu01]

Self sustainable localised decentralised ecological economy

[@mollymalone6932]

Why can't we have woman like this in power instead of the psychopaths destroying the world.

[@sanjaypatil4083]

Ecologocal wisdom inharantly in tribals

[@thoughfullylost6241]

I truly hope the world wakes up too busy being the type of person who should be in charge of our health care and food and not Bill Gates and dr. Fauci

[@s.493]

What you say about Kashmir? What you say about minorities appressed in India? Kashmir will be FREE

[@vtpoet5300]

The killer ape ancestor has been debunked. It is more likely humans evolved from fruit eating apes that cared and loved each other. We are beings of peace and love. We are not violent monsters-those people are crazy, unbalanced, and sick. Most people just want to be liked and have a party. That’s people. War is a sickness of the mind that seems to affect those with money. People are beautiful. Dr Shiva is beautiful. Love and truth are our future. But we have to destroy those like Hell Gates that are destroying the world. Our future depends on revolution and truth. The future will be beautiful.

[@carmenonea3800]

Dr. Vandana Shiva is a vibrant force of life. Interviewer is pathetic

[@victorreynolds2436]

Please name the NWO!

[@elaineclark667]

Gm cotton ok ,Gm food not ok, you think God gave us such a Beautiful 🌍 So the likes of Gates can poison ☠️ Humanity. Almighty Father please hear our prayers 🧎‍♀️🧎‍♀️🧎‍♀️🧎‍♀️Lord rid us of Evil 🧎‍♀️🧎‍♀️🧎‍♀️🧎‍♀️⏳

[@ESuccessMasters]

Gm cotton put thousands of farmers in India to suicide

[@m7k138]

God Bless Vandana Shiva. Seed is Life

[@pureenergy4578]

Ya Ya Since you know nothing about quantum physics, you are right.

[@sfmc3000]

what hope do we have when the earth's champion for nature garners only 10k views ! how many of the 10k actually SHARE this ! the ARCTIC is only a few years from a 'BLUE OCEAN EVENT ' which will see a 1 degree C rise within weeks ! when methane is counted we are at 500+ PPM CO2 !! The INDIAN Farmers have the right idea ! More direct action to shut down REFINERIES eTC!

[@popeyegordon]

Siddharth Sriram 3 days ago Popeye Gordon I am an Indian. Thanks a ton for sharing the vid link exposing Vandana Shiva's pseudoscience bullshit. What I learnt from the video 1) She has a phd in philosophy & is not a physicist, but tries to give an impression that she is one. 2) Her understanding of genetics is wrong. She advocates the Soviet Union model of naturally dust resistant variety of crops/seeds. She argues they have the ability to adapt drastically to challenging environment in a short time. Soviet Union did this, they failed as result. The reason why they lost the cold war their economic downfall. 3) Vandana Shiva lures you in with some facts & also scientific facts & weaves them with her own unscientific & nostalgic opinions to advance her ideals. For instance, she is right about the Green Revolution causing an increase in pollution & causing a few other problems, the same with certain companies. The reality is that, it is not perfect, but Vandana Shiva paints that as the sole factor casing most of the problems on earth. 4) She is like mark Antony, a good speaker, & can rally people with her command over English & pseudo-science. 5) She gets paid a tremendous amount of money for giving such speeches.

[@mattyp8313]

I wonder how much dmt is needed to be on this level. - joe rogan

[@popeyegordon]

About the anti-biotech activist Vandana Shiva: *Shiva has attracted intense criticism from the scientific community for perpetuating long-debunked myths about agriculture, biotechnology and food safety.* "Shiva is scheduled to speak in late January at Stanford University and the University of California, Santa Cruz on “equitable and sustainable” farming methods. Her positions on a variety of issues have irked and at times outraged scientists who consider her a disseminator of misinformation who profits at the rate of $40,000 a lecture (or more) to spread propaganda critical of mainstream views of biotechnology. Raised in prosperity, this Indian Brahmin was formally trained as a philosopher, embracing and promoting a form of Quantum Theory that is now widely dismissed. She often falsely claims that she is a trained physicist, and those false ‘scientific’ credentials are often echoed by her supporters. The GLP has carried numerous articles about her history of misstatements and fabrications (here, here, here). She was the subject of a scathing critique, “Seeds of Doubt,” by Michael Specter of The New Yorker, which documented her history of misleading claims and what Specter maintained often verged on anti-science gibberish. For more than three decades, she has relentlessly campaigned against globalization, focusing on food and agriculture socio-economic issues and an opposition to GMOs, free trade and intellectual property rights. She alternately promotes land redistribution, indigenous and peasant farmers’ rights, organic-only food production and ayurvedic health practices over conventional medicines, all of which she characterizes as an “earth democracy” movement necessary to restore “harmony,” people and nature. Shiva receives financial backing from high-profile activist groups such as the Center for Food Safety, which shares offices with her in Washington. Among her most controversial talking points is her false claim that there was no hunger in India prior to the Green Revolution. The truth is almost 180 degrees the opposite, as the Green Revolution, marked in part by the introduction of synthetic chemical fertilizers and pesticides enable massive increases in food production. A recent review of the evidence shows, “the production of cereal crops tripled during this period, with only a 30% increase in land area cultivated.” Shiva also blames the Green Revolution for increasing poverty, indebtedness and despair among farmers. Her notorious allegation that the introduction of insect-resistant GMO crops in India led many farmers to commit suicide has been evaluated and dismissed as inaccurate. Shiva is also a fierce opponent of so-called Golden Rice, a crop engineered to combat vitamin A deficiency in developing countries. In response to the scheduling of her two talks at Stanford and UC Santa Cruz, 39 scientists from around the world co-authored an open letter to both universities protesting the invitations. The signatories told the GLP that their aim is to alert the events’ organizers, participants and attendees to the numerous falsehoods in Shiva’s philosophy. The letter, reproduced below in full, blasts Shiva for her “use of anti-scientific rhetoric to support unethical positions.” Neither university has scheduled a scientist to present the evidence-based case for crop biotechnology." geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/01/14/39-biotech-experts-open-letter-protests-anti-gmo-activist-vandana-shivas-anti-science-talks-at-stanford-and-uc-santa-cruz/

[@DandinXY]

Who funds those 39 scientists?

[@popeyegordon]

@@DandinXY What a stupid question! There is no conspiracy of any kind. Those 39 are just a tiny fraction of professionals around the world who are disgusted by Shiva's lies. And if you used the link you would find the titles and positions of each of them at the bottom of the letter. Now I destroy your foil hat implication: geneticliteracyproject.org/gmo-faq/are-most-gmo-safety-studies-funded-by-industry/ Compare that to Shiva being funded 100% by organic industry activists - this really pisses off the Indian government: "In June 2014, Indian and international media reported that Navdanya and Vandana Shiva were named in a leaked, classified report by India's Intelligence Bureau (IB), which was prepared for the Indian Prime Minister's Office.[47] The leaked IB report raises concerns over the foreign-funding of Indian NGOs whose campaigning activities, the report claims, are hampering India's growth and development. In its report, the IB said that Indian NGOs, including Navdanya, receive money from foreign donors under the 'charitable garb' of campaigning for human rights or women's equality, but instead use the money for nefarious purposes. "These foreign donors lead local NGOs to provide field reports which are used to build a record against India and serve as tools for the strategic foreign policy interests of the Western governments," the IB report states.[48] Investigative journalist Michael Specter, in an article in The New Yorker on 25 August 2014 entitled "Seeds of Doubt",[10] raised concerns over a number of Shiva's claims regarding GMOs and some of her campaigning methods. He wrote: "Shiva's absolutism about G.M.O.s can lead her in strange directions. In 1999, ten thousand people were killed and millions were left homeless when a cyclone hit India's eastern coastal state of Orissa. When the U.S. government dispatched grain and soy to help feed the desperate victims, Shiva held a news conference in New Delhi and said that the donation was proof that "the United States has been using the Orissa victims as guinea pigs" for genetically-engineered products, although she made no mention about that those same products are approved and consumed in the United States. She also wrote to the international relief agency Oxfam to say that she hoped it wasn't planning to send genetically modified foods to feed the starving survivors."[10] Cases of plagiarism have been pointed out against Vandana Shiva. Birendra Nayak has published on her plagiarism involving copying verbatim from a 1996 article in Voice Gopalpur in her 1998 book Stronger than Steel.[51] Several paragraphs of an article by S Faizi on the Plachimada/Coca-Cola issue published in The Statesman in 2015 were plagiarized by Vandana Shiva in an article she published a year later.[52] Journalist Keith Kloor, in an article published in Discover on 23 October 2014 entitled "The Rich Allure of a Peasant Champion", revealed that Shiva charges US$40,000 per speaking lecture, plus a business-class air ticket from New Delhi. Kloor wrote: "She is often heralded as a tireless 'defender of the poor,' someone who has courageously taken her stand among the peasant farmers of India. Let it be noted, however, that this champion of the downtrodden doesn't exactly live a peasant's lifestyle."[53] Wikipedia - Shiva en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandana_Shiva#Indian_Intelligence_Bureau_Investigation

[@popeyegordon]

@@DandinXY Nobody had to fund this guy who would have gladly signed the letter: *Indian environmental scientist blasts anti-GMO celebrity Vandana Shiva for ‘baseless’ assault on biotech crops* June 9, 2020 "A reader curious about celebrities’ role in the radical environmental movement emailed me recently. He wondered if …. their claims about Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) were credible. [Editor’s note: Vijay Jayaraj holds an M.Sc in environmental science from the University of East Anglia, England] He was particularly interested in anti-GMO claims by …. Vandana Shiva. Shiva is no newbie to GMO. She speaks often against it. Her celebrity status gives her high visibility. Recently, Shiva claimed that Bill Gates perpetuates Monsanto’s work by promoting GMO in India. She said GMO crops have a lower yield than non-GMO. She also said farmers would not choose GMO if not for Gates’s influence. Her claims are baseless. I come from a region with high agricultural output. I know many farmers. The Indian government has no control over their choices of seeds. Farmers are concerned about their livelihood. Most prefer crops that give larger yield. Why? You can guess. They give higher profit margins. Farmers prefer [biotech] crops. Only a few experiment with organic farming. Many so-called “organic” products in India have high traces of toxins. That makes them dangerous. But they also cost twice as much as non-“organic.” Expensive, organic coconut oils from India sold in the United States may not be completely organic, despite certification. Shiva is popular in the media. But 95% of the farmers I know (hundreds in my own family circle) reject her ideas. India’s two major political parties support GMO. True, a few individuals side with the anti-GMO lobby. But the dominant position is based on solid scientific testing. Yet anti-GMO groups have blocked GM crops through court interference. Shiva is a leading agent. Shiva’s claims on GMO farming are false. She calls Golden Rice a hoax. Golden Rice is a GM variant that can help eradicate vitamin A deficiencies that cause blindness and death. Scientific authorities in nations like the US and Canada declare it safe and beneficial. Over 100 Nobel Laureates have hailed it. Although Shiva is involved in an anti-GM cartel, she is ignorant about GM. She is neither a biologist nor an expert on genetic science. Her bachelor’s degree was in physics. She specialized in the philosophy of science. Her doctoral dissertation mused on the “hidden variables and locality in quantum theory.” Vandana Shiva is a radical environmentalist. Her anti-GMO policies reduce poor farmers’ profits and deprive other poor people of affordable food. Pop-culture celebrities like her, who pontificate on matters on which they know little or nothing, are a menace to agricultural and economic development." clashdaily.com/2020/06/pop-culture-celebrities-a-hurdle-to-agricultural-and-economic-liberation/

[@DandinXY]

@@popeyegordon I stopped reading at “what a stupid question.” Whatever you’re trying to say, you’re making your opposition look good by your tone. I might have to learn that lesson for myself, too

[@popeyegordon]

@@DandinXY Thank you for admitting your willful ignorance up front. You forfeited the debate. This is what we expect from uneducated suckers who buy Shiva's lies.

[@pureenergy4578]

Vandana Shiva doesn't have enough wisdom to keep my attention.

[@Ya-Vansh]

Wrong channel for you...

[@popeyegordon]

Shiva has attracted intense criticism from the scientific community for perpetuating long-debunked myths about agriculture, biotechnology and food safety. "Shiva is scheduled to speak in late January at Stanford University and the University of California, Santa Cruz on “equitable and sustainable” farming methods. Her positions on a variety of issues have irked and at times outraged scientists who consider her a disseminator of misinformation who profits at the rate of $40,000 a lecture (or more) to spread propaganda critical of mainstream views of biotechnology. Raised in prosperity, this Indian Brahmin was formally trained as a philosopher, embracing and promoting a form of Quantum Theory that is now widely dismissed. She often falsely claims that she is a trained physicist, and those false ‘scientific’ credentials are often echoed by her supporters. The GLP has carried numerous articles about her history of misstatements and fabrications (here, here, here). She was the subject of a scathing critique, “Seeds of Doubt,” by Michael Specter of The New Yorker, which documented her history of misleading claims and what Specter maintained often verged on anti-science gibberish. For more than three decades, she has relentlessly campaigned against globalization, focusing on food and agriculture socio-economic issues and an opposition to GMOs, free trade and intellectual property rights. She alternately promotes land redistribution, indigenous and peasant farmers’ rights, organic-only food production and ayurvedic health practices over conventional medicines, all of which she characterizes as an “earth democracy” movement necessary to restore “harmony,” people and nature. Shiva receives financial backing from high-profile activist groups such as the Center for Food Safety, which shares offices with her in Washington. Among her most controversial talking points is her false claim that there was no hunger in India prior to the Green Revolution. The truth is almost 180 degrees the opposite, as the Green Revolution, marked in part by the introduction of synthetic chemical fertilizers and pesticides enable massive increases in food production. A recent review of the evidence shows, “the production of cereal crops tripled during this period, with only a 30% increase in land area cultivated.” Shiva also blames the Green Revolution for increasing poverty, indebtedness and despair among farmers. Her notorious allegation that the introduction of insect-resistant GMO crops in India led many farmers to commit suicide has been evaluated and dismissed as inaccurate. Shiva is also a fierce opponent of so-called Golden Rice, a crop engineered to combat vitamin A deficiency in developing countries. In response to the scheduling of her two talks at Stanford and UC Santa Cruz, 39 scientists from around the world co-authored an open letter to both universities protesting the invitations. The signatories told the GLP that their aim is to alert the events’ organizers, participants and attendees to the numerous falsehoods in Shiva’s philosophy. The letter, reproduced below in full, blasts Shiva for her “use of anti-scientific rhetoric to support unethical positions.” Neither university has scheduled a scientist to present the evidence-based case for crop biotechnology." geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/01/14/39-biotech-experts-open-letter-protests-anti-gmo-activist-vandana-shivas-anti-science-talks-at-stanford-and-uc-santa-cruz/

[@popeyegordon]

---------------------------- AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH -------------------------------- Don’t buy organic food if you want to increase farm yields or seriously address climate change "As we approach the 2020s, many consumers have accepted the marketing/activist narrative that organic farming would be the best option for food safety and to mitigate the most damaging effects of climate change. The inconvenient truth is that organic farming is a terrible option from a climate change perspective. Its dependence on manures and compost involves huge, but rarely recognized, greenhouse gas emissions in the form of very potent methane and nitrous oxide. But perhaps its biggest climate change issue is that organic farms are mostly less productive per unit area than “conventionally” farmed land. With rising food demand driven mostly by rising standards of living in the developing world, there is a need to boost farm production, and that means the very undesirable conversion of forests or grasslands to agriculture in places like Brazil. That leads to major carbon dioxide release from what had been sequestered carbon in the soils, and also the loss of biodiversity and other environmental services provided by those natural lands. In 1990, the USDA (US Department of Agriculture) was charged by Congress with establishing a national organic standard to supersede the fragmented certification systems that had evolved to that time. It was a major struggle because the very science-oriented USDA was at odds with the early organic marketers who had focused entirely on the narrative that what is “natural” is always best. The marketers finally prevailed. When the national organic standards were issued in 2002, they were not based on science but rather on the naturalistic fallacy. So here is the big picture. The only crop category for which organic yields were higher than the 2016 US average was for forage crops for feeding animals. To have produced all of the US agricultural output from 2016 as organic would have required more than 100 million more acres to have been farmed-an area greater than that of the entire state of California, the third largest US state. That amount of new land suitable for farming clearly does not exist in the US, and so that shortfall would induce more conversion of forest and grassland into farming in places like Brazil, leading to major releases of previously sequestered carbon in those soils" This informative article goes on to use eleven charts and graphs from government data to prove in great detail just how inferior organic farming is. geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/10/07/viewpoint-dont-buy-organic-food-if-you-want-to-seriously-address-climate-change/

[@popeyegordon]

@@ramram-hi2xp Just yours and nobody else's. Please notify the scientific community about the first ever malady ever caused by safe, wholesome GMO foods. Inquiring minds want to know. They want to test you. If you decline, shut the fuck up.

[@popeyegordon]

"I hope a few science majors are in the crowd at Drake, so they can expose Shiva for what she is: a full-time environmental activist who spreads lies about agriculture in the developing world. Her deeply unscientific views, if enacted, would make it harder for farmers to feed themselves and their countries. When she attacks GM crops as “poison” and complains about “deadness” in our fields, she sounds like someone who simply doesn’t know what farmers in developing countries really think and do. As the daughter of a smallholder farmer in India, I agree with Shiva that seeds must remain in the hands of farmers. This season, when it came time to choose cotton seeds, my father selected a genetically modified variety for one simple reason: GM cotton is a superior plant that has transformed our ability to earn a living. Professional propagandists like Shiva have frightened many Indians into resisting GM crops." geneticliteracyproject.org/2016/11/16/indian-anti-gmo-philosopher-vandana-shiva-doesnt-speak-indias-farmers/

[@m7k138]

lies and you are AI! Bill Gates funded 20 billion dollars into Monsanto!! Bill Gates/Monsanto destroys with pesticides killing our soil, poisoning our water and killing our bee populations. Dr Vandana Shiva is for Humanity and protection of our seed. Bill Gates/ Monsanto wants to own our seed enslave our seed- own our life!!

[@popeyegordon]

@@m7k138 Again you prove your extreme ignorance. The new generation of crop science uses far less toxic pesticides. Thank goodness FDA and EPA testing of foods no longer finds dangerous levels of Atrazine, paraquat, DDT, fludioxonil, metolaclor, acephate and diazinon. Now they find minute traces of the least toxic herbicide ever formulated, glyphosate, which is 43% less toxic than table salt, and Bt, so non-toxic that organic farmers rely on it heavily. WHAT A DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENT!!!! Anti-GMO idiots claim they want to go back to that nightmare list of much more toxic pesticides. Why???? I can't imagine.

[@popeyegordon]

@@m7k138 Glyphosate breaks down by microbial action in soils. It has no effect on soil health or streams: geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/08/05/finnish-ecological-sustainability-study-glyphosate-based-roundup-herbicide-has-minor-transient-impacts-on-soil-and-animal-health/

[@popeyegordon]

@@m7k138 This will come as a disappointment to you due to its lack of sensationalism and conspiracy theory value but there are selfless humanitarian reasons to invest money in biotech: "Biotechnology companies have been accused of selling seed to poor farmers in Africa and Asia at inflated prices, though this is because they have to recoup the cost of developing their products. It can cost over $100 million to bring a new seed variety to market. But when well-funded foundations like Gates and Rockefeller invest in seed companies, they can ensure that genetically enhanced seeds are distributed on a pro-bono basis or sold at artificially low prices to Africa’s farmers, many of whom are unable to afford them otherwise. There’s an analogue to this investment strategy in the pharmaceutical industry. The latest anti-malaria drug was sponsored by the Gates Foundation and the price was set low enough so Africans afflicted with the disease - another depopulation phenomenon - could afford it. If wealthy foundations can invest in drug companies to make life-saving pharmaceuticals affordable, then it makes sense that they would finance research to cut the cost of improved seeds for the poorest people in the world." geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/12/18/viewpoint-debunking-bizarre-conspiracy-theory-about-western-billionaires-using-gmos-to-depopulate-africa/ If the company makes money for Gates it is available for donation to his foundation. He's smarter than you in so many ways. Out of your league.

[@m7k138]

@@popeyegordon the new generation of crop USES FAR LESS TOXIC PESTICIDES- well then that should be better. Listen AI Bill Gates/ Monsanto which is now BAYER are PUTTING TOXIC CANCER CAUSING CHEMICALS in our FOOD -SOIL - WATER.

[@popeyegordon]

Indian farmer slams Shiva for her fraud - "I hope a few science majors are in the crowd at Drake, so they can expose Shiva for what she is: a full-time environmental activist who spreads lies about agriculture in the developing world. Her deeply unscientific views, if enacted, would make it harder for farmers to feed themselves and their countries. When she attacks GM crops as “poison” and complains about “deadness” in our fields, she sounds like someone who simply doesn’t know what farmers in developing countries really think and do. As the daughter of a smallholder farmer in India, I agree with Shiva that seeds must remain in the hands of farmers. This season, when it came time to choose cotton seeds, my father selected a genetically modified variety for one simple reason: GM cotton is a superior plant that has transformed our ability to earn a living. Professional propagandists like Shiva have frightened many Indians into resisting GM crops." geneticliteracyproject.org/2016/11/16/indian-anti-gmo-philosopher-vandana-shiva-doesnt-speak-indias-farmers/

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I agree that the marginal/landless farmers in India are in deep trouble at the moment. But it would be foolish to seek a permanent solution for them by trusting the big Agri companies. GMOs though might be good for a short term, it isn't the right way. We will invite more trouble in the future with this strategy. If the government policies change to actually help the small farmers to do organic farming by diverting the subsidies from chemical fertilizers and pesticides and by controlling prices of the produce through msp then it will be a wonderful improvement! It will be a true win win for the farmers and the nature. I know that some of the claims Dr. Shiva makes don't stand on their own if we look at the facts and figures. However, she is very sound when she makes an ecological argument. And that is the truth we need to hear. Very few people have been able to voice their thoughts so clearly. So more power to Dr. Shiva!

[@popeyegordon]

@@jidnyasamulekar You are poorly informed. This is not about "trusting the agri companies". Your poor neighbor to the south has benefitted from the free seed given to them for GMO brinjal that repels the borer worms that usually scar or damage the harvest with worms. Indian farmers are hearing about the huge success of Bt bringal and they want it so they can enjoy the benefits of pesticide free farming and perfect appearance brinjal that sells very well. Today in 2021, more than half of all GMO seed is developed by small government projects by scientists in their own countries, no patents, and given away free or at very low cost. Bangladesh farmers can give away the seedlings or the seeds to other farmers as they wish but the Indian government is being fed false propaganda by Shiva and Navdanya so your farmers can not get the seed they want and need. These videos describe the success of Bt brinjal: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHardqdra9xjhrc kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmfOmYmGZbOJnLc In the video comments you will see Indian farmers saying how badly they want this seed but they fear government reprisals.

[@jidnyasamulekar]

@@popeyegordon thank you for sharing the videos. I will tell you about the ecological point of view - there is no concept of pest in ecology. The BT GMOs are still using some kind of pesticide. It is just that the pesticide is embedded in the plant itself making these varieties pest resistant. However, if you have studied evolution, you will know that the pests will eventually become resistant to the BT GMOs. It is just a matter of time. If you switch to organic farming you can avoid pests with many other ways that do not trigger mutations in the pests such as poly culture or agroforestry. The asthetic is an artificial concept that is causing a lot of food wastage. None of us look alike yet we all are human beings. Same goes for bananas and brinjals. Natural variation is beautiful. They are not made in the factory to look alike. GMOs are short term gains and long-term losses. Let's trust our local indigenous breeds and follow organic farming. That is the only sustainable way forward.

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@@jidnyasamulekar While you seem to have an open mind, there is a lot you are not aware of about Bt. This site covers it with no nonsense: www.bt.ucsd.edu/how_bt_work.html Bt has been used heavily by organic farmers for over 40 years. They are the only ones to use hypodermic needles for injecting it, no GMO process involves needles: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXzTd355fbWUrrc

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@@jidnyasamulekar We use a method called crop refuge areas to reduce the rise of pest resistance and of course rotation between several different crops stops resistance before it can develop. www.bt.ucsd.edu/crop_refuge.html