>>> Jim at heartfield.demon.co.uk 10/23/00 12:58PM >>>
Well, yes, I take it as read that men's productive powers rebound back on them as an alien force under capitalism. Even the most virtuous qualities are turned inside out by capitalism.
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CB: Yes, this is the general principle. So, applying it specifically to GM food, one would be cautious and on the lookout for the perversion of GM's apparent virtue.
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My point is that the capitalistic misuse of technology does not mean that the technology or science is in itself bad. That is where I differ from the environmentalist critique of GM food.
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CB: I agree with you that technology or science are not in itself bad. But no tech or science comes to us in itself, but is always in and with capitalism , controlled by monied interests , nowadays.
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So, for example, Cuba is amongst the most advanced developers of GM technology, without any capitalistic motivation. However, the European protectionist bans on GM food designed to punish the US have rebounded on Cuba, which is now prevented from putting its Gm engineered crops into production, at considerable loss to the socialist economy.
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CB: I see.