I read today that Monsanto hires out Blackwater. I'm not kidding. The company that is basically in charge of our food system and our government (through evil tactics) works with the biggest private war contractor in world history. Maybe they've become bored with suing farmers and now want to capability to drone bomb them as well. They could certainly get away with it - they own most of our politicians and government agencies - so who would come after them if they did?
Yeehaw.
I know I sound jaded. I am a little. I've been trying to tell people about the dangers of GMOs and this evil corporation for years - since I saw Food Inc. for the first time. And that was almost 5 YEARS ago. I've watched all of those documentaries that shine a light on what is happening with the food system (The World According to Monsanto, Forks over Knives, Fat, Sick, And Nearly Dead, Genetic Roulette, and so many more) - and they all come to the same conclusion - MONSANTO is killing us and everything in nature.
And yet, Goliath remains.
Well, there's a new David in our camp now. And maybe, just maybe this one will be our tipping point to real change.
GMO OMG is the latest documentary that explores food, where it comes from, what's in it, how it's hurting us, and what people are doing about it.
(Same concept - but not the same-old-same-old.)
Here's a trailer for the documentary:
I saw this movie tonight at the Nashville Film Festival. It happened by chance that I was given tickets by a local company that does bar trivia because they saw a video I had made on youtube. Truthfully, I was expecting to just hear the same facts again but what I got was a renewed sense of why I'm fighting this fight in the first place: to heal myself, my fellow man, and this planet that God created for us.
The sincerity of the director, Jeremy Seifert, really comes through, as does his journey to discover what are the right choices for his family. His kids are highlighted throughout the documentary - something I might have cringed at if they weren't so stinkin' adorable. (And that's coming from someone who doesn't have kids and who avoids them in general.) But these kids make parts of the documentary very touching, and in the end, I consider them to be a big part of why I liked this film.
Yes, the facts are there. Yes, the same arguments are there. And yes, I still felt as if I learned something new - that I won't give up - even when it seems that Goliath keeps getting bigger and the individual rights of the consumer are getting smaller. And I have this documentary to thank for that.
Do yourself (and mother nature, and all the plants, and the bees, and the animals, and the soil, and the seeds, and the water, and the air) a favor and go see this one!
And if you are inspired to do something about this, then consider joining the March Against Monsanto - this May 25th, 2013. The march will happen worldwide! It's time. Wherever you are, join with me and help me keep up the good fight.
