Free write GMO paper

     GMO's are my topic for the paper that we just got assigned. It's super annoying because the first thing my roommate said was "Wow I definitely support GMO's don't you?" OK how about no because they don't label them on the products you're eating so you're just blissfully ignorant to the fact that they exist in the first place. GMO's are kinda like another way the government can ultimately control us. After all, our food supply dictates our health, our longevity, and overall quality of life. Some choose the path of believing that what they don't know won't kill them and others have a fear of the unknown. My roommate that supports GMO's would rather be blissfully ignorant to the possible harmful effects of GMO's being used for our food supply while I would much rather be aware of the possible effects. America and Canada both don't label foods that contain GMO's .. but most other countries around the world do. If the US government is concerned that the labeling of GMO products would cause a downturn in the economy because people stopped buying those food items they should look to the countries that do label these products as an example. The problem is that the US government knows that americans will demand products without GMO's when they see that products have them and they will possibly reject GMO's as a whole. It's scary because GMO's are pretty new yet they have a decent portion of control in the seed markets for food production. Its disconcerting that more testing by government run agencies like the FDA haven't taken a stand to further test these products. The problem is big monopoly companies like Monsanto assert their power on the government and have conflicts of interest with many lawmakers. As a result, companies like monsanto get away with not testing their products and other issues such as suing farmers that choose to not use their modified seeds. The documentary food inc is what got me interested in this subject. They focused a lot on monsanto because of its power and strange double dip in both the food production and pesticide markets. It's frightening that these companies aren't monitored more closely by the federal government and that more information regarding their practices isn't readily available. This gap in information makes it seem like something is sketchy or wrong that they're trying to hide even if they really aren't. You would think that if GMO's were completely safe for us that the government and monsanto and companies like monsanto would advertise that in order to get more americans on board with the idea. Instead, the companies and the government are going out of their way to provide information or test the products leaving doubt in  the back of many americans minds. The struggle to attain knowledge isn't something that we run into frequently in america so this roadblock serves as a red flag. They're hiding something, its just a matter of what their hiding that is what we don't know. It seems impossible that the only solution to the growing population and subsequent increase in demand for food can be solved by GMO's. Suddenly american farmers are shutting down their family farms but huge corporate companies are prevailing? Something is up with that, and its frustrating that because of the efforts of these corporations and the federal government we don't know what the something is quite yet.