Meegaande artikel uit die "Citizen" van 03 September 2002 plaas dinge
(ietwat) in perspektief - verskoon die Engels:
"The Citizen" Tuesday 3 September 2002
by Andrew Kenny
ARE you for life or are you for death? The honest answer from some of the
greens would be: for death.
The biggest eye-opener for me at the WSSD was on Genetically Modified (GM)
Crops. My training is in physics and engineering and so I do not know much
about the biological sciences. I had listened vaguely to arguments for and
against GM crops, thinking on balance that they were probably quite a good
thing. But now I have changed my mind.
What changed it was listening to three small farmers, one from the
Philippines, one from India and one from northern KwaZulu-Natal (one Mr
Buthelezi). They were part of discussions held by the Sustainable
Development Network. All three told the same story, and the story startled
me.
They are all small farmers, depending for survival on little crops of maize
and cotton. Their crops were attacked continuously by two ruthless enemies,
the bollworm and the corn borer. They devastated the crops. To try to
control them the farmers used large amounts of pesticides, which destroyed
all the beneficial insects, poisoned the soil, damaged their health and
killed one of their workers. The farmers were desperate. And then they were
given GM seeds.
It changed their lives. They were Bt seeds (Bacillus thuringiensis) which
provide the plants with a natural defence against the pests. The crop yields
doubled or trebled. They did not have to use pesticides any more, which
saved them money and improved their health. Beneficial insects came back.
For the first time ever, these small farmers began to make enough money to
improve their living standards. They benefited and the environment
benefited.
That night on the TV, I saw a sleek, rich, young white British woman from
Greenpeace being interviewed on the subject of GM crops. She said they
should not be used until we had done years more testing. The message of
death from Greenpeace was clear: "You darkies must go hungry, poison your
soil and destroy your biodiversity until we, the wise white Bwanas from
Europe, decide that GM crops are acceptable."
The sickening, condescending, callous, racist arrogance of Greenpeace!
Meanwhile, I have changed by mind on GM crops. I used to believe they were
probably a good thing. I now believe they are a wonderful thing.
Here's to science, life and GM crops! Here's to a healthy planet for all our
people, plants and animals!
Op 4 Desember - ekstra kampeerverblyf word in die Krugerwildtuin gereel vir
mense wat dit daarvandaan moet sien.
Wonder hoe lyk die slotte aan die tente:)
Annette
Dit is miskien goed dat daar so 'n week is, maar jaar na jaar sien ek net
plakkate wat my daarvan bewus maak, en op die TV 'n handtolk by die nuus.
Miskien moet ons permanent handtolke of onderskrifte by alle programme op TV
kry - altyd - en kan die publiek meer bewus gemaak word van hierdie mense se
dilemma.
Dit geld natuurlik vir alle gestremdes - nie net die dowes nie.
Annette
Blykbaar was die WSSD glo 'n sukses.
Daar is 43 ooreenkomste bereik, en daar is ook gevorder om 'n ooreenkoms wat
10 jaar gelede bereik is werkbaar te maak.
Die vraag is natuurlik hoeveel van die ooreenkonste van 10 jaar gelede is al
ten volle ge-inplimenteer, en hoeveel van hierdie jaar se ooreenkomste sal
binne die volgende 10 jaar implimenteer word.
Malbob Mugabe het natuurlik die afgevaardigdes om sy pinkie gedraai en
beweer dat slegs plase weggeneem is van diegene wat meer as een plaas het -
en die logiese vraag is dan hoekom so baie blanke boere dan die land verlaat
het as hulle dan nog 'n plaas gehad het.
En as Malbob en sy vrou elkeen ten minste een plaas het, hoekom kan 'n boer
en sy vrou dan nie elkeen een plaas besit nie - maar sulke vrae is nie gevra
nie - hy is met 'n dawerende handeklap vereer.
Die politici mag miskien dink dit was 'n sukses omdat daar 43 ooreenkomste
bereik is - waarvoor niemand pa staan of dit wel implimenteer gaan word
binne 'n (onbepaalde) tydperk nie.
Dit was nog steeds net 'n sirkus.
Baie mense, organisasies en regerings het bitter baie geld spandeer om iets
by ander tuis te bring hier, en ek weet nou nog nie wat die doel was van die
protesoptog nie, want waarteen die menigte ookal protesteer het, is nie eers
bespreek of eers erkenning aan gegee ter bespreking nie.
Elkeen het maar net vrolik voort op sy eie beueltjie geblaas, kop geknik,
die nodige geluide gemaak dat die mense tuis weet hy/sy is darem wakker, en
nou is almal lekker uitgerus, uitgevreet, en maak hulle reg vir die volgende
tedoe oor 10 jaar.
ek sien die Israelis praat om lewe in die Dooie See te
blaas deur water vanaf die Rooi See te pomp.
'bordered by Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian
territorities would promote peace in the region. By
piping water from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea would
bring extra water to the region through a desalination
project and top up the declining sea.
--
Niekie vertel dat hy die naweek by Calvinia se vleisfees was en skuinskoek
geëet het wat vreeslik lekker was. Toe skakel iemand onder uit Gauteng en sy
sê sy ken dit nie.
Ek het nooit eers gedink skuinskoek is 'n streekskos nie.
Annette
Ek het tot die besef gekom dat diegene wat met Siembamba as wirgeliedjie
grootgeword het, die is wat so graag die doodstraf wil sien en mense wil
slaan en skiet wat hulle ongelukkig maak.
Dus, hiermee die Gewysigde Siembamba vir 'n vredeliewende opkomende geslag:)
Siembamba, Mamma se kindjie,
Siembamba, Mamma se kindjie,
Draai sy vinger om,
Gooi hom in die water
Trippel op sy "Dingus"
Dan is hy 'n kapater.
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