[GPSCC-chat] Prop 37: dog food v. steak ad

[Spencer Graves]

Hello, All:


       The "No on 37" campaign is saying in part, "Dog food with meat 
requires a label, but meat for human consumption does not.  It makes no 
sense."


       This is deliberately misleading.  A more understandable statement 
is, "Dog food with meat (and GMO corn or soy) requires a label, but meat 
for human (or animal) consumption does not." Now it makes sense.


       Monsanto and others are spending over $1 million per day 
disseminating this kind of message, and Prop 37 (GMO labeling) may be 
defeated.  You can help pass GMO labeling by tweeting or emailing 
everyone you know in California with something like, "Confused by 
anti-Prop 37 ad? Dog food with meat (and GMO corn or soy) requires a 
label, but meat for human (or animal) consumption does not." (140 
characters)


       This corrects a deliberate deception on "www.noprop37.com 
<http://www.noprop37.com/>".  (For a copy of this page with annotations, 
see 
"https://files.pbworks.com/download/djdB7SF1ui/occupy/60654211/No37.pdf".)


       The movie "Genetic Roulette" was screened at the Peace Center 
last night.  On balance, I felt the movie was gross propaganda but not 
nearly as bad asthe "No on 37" campaign.  If the movie were true, 
accurate, and balanced, I think that the opposition to GMO foods would 
have been much greater much sooner, fewer GMO foods would actually be on 
the market, and the law would require GMO labeling.


WIKIPEDIA AND SOCIAL CHANGE


       In the month between Thanksgiving and Christmas last year, the 
Wikipedia article on SOPA got a million views:  Editing Wikipedia is 
potentially one of the highest leverage activities anyone can engage in.


       I'd be happy to teach people how to edit Wikipedia -- both their 
markup language and their rules for appropriate content and editing.  
(I've made over 500 edits.)


       If people are interested, we can schedule a place to meet and get 
to work.


       For example, there is a huge gap between the Movie "Genetic 
Roulette" (http://geneticroulettemovie.com 
<http://geneticroulettemovie.com/>; 
http://academicsreview.org/reviewed-content/genetic-roulette 
<http://academicsreview.org/reviewed-content/genetic-roulette/>) and the 
information available on Wikipedia. Whether Prop 37 passes or fails on 
Tuesday, the issue will still be active.  It would be good to check the 
sources cited in the Genetic Roulette book, see if they say what the 
book claims, find counter arguments, and describe both from a neutral 
point of view in appropriate Wikipedia articles.  Doing that could have 
a huge impact, I think.  However, I can't do it myself.


       Best Wishes,
       Spencer


-- 
Spencer Graves, PE, PhD
President and Chief Technology Officer
Structure Inspection and Monitoring, Inc.
751 Emerson Ct.
San José, CA 95126
ph:  408-655-4567
web:  www.structuremonitoring.com

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