The part of the film that I found to be the most disturbing, and therefore the most persuasive, was the part about the seed collector. The film pointed out that Monsanto owns 90% of the soybeans in our country and they even have the rights to the genetic material inside of the soybean seeds. The part in that segment that really made me question the practice of patenting genetic material was the fact that even if the Monsanto soybean plants accidentally mix with the non-Monsanto soybean plants, the company owns the seeds that result from reproduction. If that is truly the case then Monsanto will own every soybean seed in America within a few years. I don't think that it is the best interest of the people of the united states to allow one company to have that much control. If you look at the amount of products that rely on soy the prospect of monopoly gets even scarier.
When I was looking at the reading there were a one passages that really stood out to me.
In the section on organics, I really liked how they defined organic.
"Organic stands for many things -- a philosophy of wholeness, the science of integration, a rallying cry for keeping nature humming as the interdependent web of life. Organic is also highly pragmatic -- a real solution to society's ills. It's a sensible farm policy and helps migrate health-care-woes -- you eat better, you are better. ..."
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I really like your quote from the book. Why wait till were sick to make ourselves better. If we stop the problem at the source,i.e. eating better foods, we can fix many other problems in our country like the health care system. Also, it is very bad if and when Monsanto owns every soybean in the country. This means if something in them turns out to be bad for us, all of our soy products will be contaminated, meaning a full recall of every product as well as adverse health affects for every person who ate them
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