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To: D. Long who wrote (123476)	7/5/2005 10:03:21 PM
From: neolib	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 794024

Like pervasive anti-corporatism and trade protectionism on the left? Please back it up. Again, when Dems last controlled the government we had new free trade agreements, and a very business friendly environment. People on the right think superstar CEO pay is fine, but raising minimum wage is wicked economics. This is pure BS. Or the anti-rationalism of segments of the left in such matters as GM foods? It is perhaps possible that a majority of liberals object to GM foods. But this is hardly a major branch of knowledge, let alone a settled one. There are certainly environmental impacts from using GM crops (I recall an issue with glyphosate resistant corn, or perhaps it was some chemical for controlling corn worm?? which impacted butterflies). You might consider the current liabilities Merck is staring at and ask yourself if the same might not happen in the GM food field. This is like arguing over nuclear power, simply an issue of looking at the pro's and con's and deciding if things are adequately accounted for. To confuse this with a major branch of science is laughable. I could go on. Please do if you can answer the following: Can you point out ANY SIGNIFICANT area of modern knowledge which the MAJORITY of liberals reject?