Health & Wellness
See Rachel's video criticizing Kevin O'Leary's absurd, anti-humanist attacks on children and their food:
During the debate, Kevin O'Leary, co-host of the The Lang And O'Leary Exchange show, viciously attacked Rachel, first accusing her of being a "lobbyist" against GMOs (an absurd accusation that O'Leary knows is false, as there is no corporate interest in honest food labeling), and then equating her position of questioning GMOs with somehow supporting a holocaust of widespread death of children. Despite the outrageous attacks, Rachel Parent simply countered his utterly contrived accusations with the facts: GMO crops don't out-produce regular crops, GMOs are a dangerous global experiment using human beings as lab rats, and consumers should have the right to know what they're buying or eating.
(It is astonishing that people like O'Leary want consumers to have less information about what they're buying, keeping them in the dark and subjecting them to the accidental ingestion of modified foods that have been linked to organ damage and cancer tumors.)
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Tips for Rachel - how to respond to GMO death cultists
Rachel is astonishingly good at the art of debate, even at just 14 years of age.
In addition to celebrating Rachel's amazing debate, I also wanted to offer her some advice in confronting these manipulative, anti-human "death cult" Monsanto apologists like O'Leary, who actually suggested, when asked about GMO labeling advocates, "I have an answer for these people. Stop eating. Then we can get rid of them." (Yes, he would love to usher in another holocaust as long as Monsanto got to run the concentration camps...)
First, you've got to fire back and remind people like O'Leary that GMOs are not without their own risks. O'Leary's claim that Rachel endorses the death of children because she doesn't support genetically modified rice engineered with extra vitamin A completely glosses over the inherent risks of toying with the genetic code of self-replicating crops. There are at least three risks that can be used in any debate to silence anyone trying to shove GMOs down your throat:
Risk #1) Human health side effects. What is the effect of GM crops on humans who eat them? Will they cause organ damage? Infertility? Unforeseen side effects? Wouldn't it have been wise to answer these questions before rolling out GM crops across the world?
Risk #2) Genetic pollution. Will the artificially engineered genes spread through the crops grown in the wild, altering them in unforeseen ways and possibly creating new genetic vulnerabilities that could lead to sudden crop failures? By invoking this argument, Rachel could have accused O'Leary of "putting the entire human race at risk of starvation" from an unforeseen crop failure caused by GMO pollution. And if challenged on that, she could have pointed to all the other times "scientists" have failed to foresee the devastating implications of technologies that were widely believed to be safe when they were first rolled out: thalidomide, DDT, nuclear power plants, the agricultural policies that caused the Dust Bowl, etc.
Risk #3) Ecosystem devastation. How will GMO crops interact with insect pests and pollinators? Rachel could have rightly invoked the global collapse of honeybee pollinators and pointed to GMOs as one of the factors believed to be partially responsible. Will GMOs also alter insects and make them more resistant to natural plant defense mechanisms in non-GMO crops? If so, that could prove devastating to non-agricultural ecosystems such as forests or plains. We've already seen how the use of Roundup -- the herbicide commonly used on GM crops -- has resulted in the rise of "superweed" that require enormous quantities of herbicide chemicals to eradicate. That's alarming proof that GMOs actually lead to the use of more chemicals, not less.
With arguments like these, Rachel could have accused O'Leary of "putting the entire planet at risk of a man-made ecological disaster worse than the Great Dust Bowl." She could have then asked O'Leary whether he "supported global starvation for humanity."
Rachel Parent is the kind of truth-telling activist who will ultimately defeat Monsanto
These are just ideas of support for Rachel's next debate. In my view, she was absolutely fantastic and really made waves on Canadian television by putting O'Leary in his place.
Natural News salutes Rachel Parent, and we know that her debate skills will only continue to gain strength as she acquires more experience doing battle with "cult of death" Monsanto apologists like O'Leary -- the kind of people who don't mind risking the entire future of life on Earth as long as profiteering companies like Monsanto can make a few extra bucks next quarter.
In my opinion, they should fire O'Leary for being such a homicidal racist -- i.e. openly supporting risking the death of the entire race of humans -- and replace him with Rachel Parent who obviously makes a lot more sense and has a far better ability to connect with the viewing audience.
Check out Rachel leading the "Kids Right to Know" march:
Reader Comments
Rachel is a "B" all the way - Beautiful inside (one can easily tell her inner beauty just by listening to her ) out, with a Brilliant mind that knows the difference between Good and Evil, an heroin whose Brave to stand out to debate/fight (graciously/intelligently ) with people that's against her believes!!! I wish there are a whole lot more of Rachel Parent in this world…..! GOD BLESS Rachel for she is a GOD SENT!!!
Twisting and distorting what this beautiful young woman is trying to say, that all she wants is the labeling of GMO foods.
And the best you can come up with false accusations and slurs.
You are such a stupid, crass, and ignorant person.
But you have shown us the ugly face of Monsanto.
Or at least that's what it seems like. almost as if someone was in his ear. Reminds me of the utube video where Monica Connirs gets schooled by that 8the grader. she said "your an adult. You need to think before you act." These are the people that represent us on a global scale?! Sad...
Well written, but I want to give you some tips for writing your next article:
If you have an opinion, even if it is a good one, write an insightful article about the topic that explains so, don't take away from someone else's accomplishment, especially a 14 year old girl's, by condescendingly offering her tips, because you're older and wiser and write articles on the internet. I can already hear you saying that's not what you intended when you wrote this, but when you have to defend your article before it even starts, you should plainly realize that it's not worth pursuing.
This type of reaction is a typical display of insecurity. Not only was O'Leary so clearly threatened by the fact that she was so young, and presumably also because she is female, you also come across so clearly threatened by her success. You know that guy in class that always had to give his opinion? How he can't ever let someone else be the center of attention? Remember how annoying he was?
Regardless of your praise for her work, you for some reason can't just leave it at that. You have to do it in a way that proves you are "better". I don't know about you but I hate reading articles that are so obviously written by (poorly endowed) douche bags.
You're not sexy when you say suavely backhanded things in a public sphere. This only works privately, on dates with slutty dimwits. Even if you make valid points, it's more effective in a framework that is unbiased and genuinely informative. If you want real respect in return, learn what that means yourself and get off your high horse. God damn child.
I watched this video of the debate a couple of times and I think that Rachel actually is asking for very little. Just the labeling of GMOs! And yes, everybody has a right to know! Especially since there is controversial reports of the healthiness of these foods. - I think it is generally against nature to play with genetics in plants or in other organisms and although we (or someone can), does not make it right. So in view of GMO food, I read that it makes people sick just like the lab rats exposed on the media. Do I or anybody else, including O'Leary want to end up like this? No, not even if it produces billions for the Monsanto's and the like. So I am asking for more than Rachel, I want to know from the FDA and not from the corporations, what we are being offered at the food stores!







It made me uncomfortable the way that bully talks to her, like she's retarded. And trying to associate her opinion with her age, politely implying that she is being naive and silly and this is just a phase. What a jerk!
I find it likely that he has been paid and prepared in advance to make this subtle attack on the girl. Good thing she is smart and articulate enough to handle it.
My I just say again: WHAT A JERK AND COWARD!
Also, she could have mentioned that the world hunger issue is NOT connected to food at all, but with INCOME. The world already produces more food than is eaten (by humans and animals/livestock), the problem is the poor income distribution that prevents people from being able to buy such food. But the food exists.