If Christians believe that God is the creator of everything, then on what basis does a corporation have an inalienable right to say they own a natural good? The article linked below is not about an isolated case of a large corporation attempting to "privatize" a natural good. The same corrupt legal procedures have been attempted in Peru and Bolivia over water! Once again, on what basis do wealthy shareholders have a right to encroach upon another's ability to produce or use natural goods in order to secure a monopoly (to increase earnings, not provide for the interest of others). Socialists are often accused of stealing from hardworking wealthy people. The only reason the same accusation is not directed toward corporations and their shareholders is because they have the means to turn their thievery into an enterprise labeled capitalism.
“They are probably the most aggressive patent holder in the U.S.,” Gerritsen adds. According to PUBPAT, between 1997 and April 2010, MONSANTO filed 144 lawsuits against farmers for patent infringement, and more than 500 farms are investigated each year.
“The seed that Monsanto doesn’t control, they will control through contamination,” Gerritsen says. “Monsanto wants ultimate and absolute control over everything.”
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