I fully agree, which is why I added the /s(arcasm) tag at the end. Not sure if that is commonly understood here on HN. I was just saying that frequently comments that imply even the slightest criticism about GMOs get attacked as anti-science, which is absurd.
I hope, though, that you understand that this is basically a reaction to GMOs being assumed inherently dangerous and evil by the general population, by the virtue of not being "natural" enough.
I don't. I've given what I've thought to be well balanced and scientifically backed statements about GMOs being safe because of the all the testing, and have even used the same terminology that you have, saying they are neither inherently safe or unsafe, and have been viciously attacked by pro-GMO supporters for not blindly saying they are inherently safe. And in almost all cases the background of the posters that attacked me either worked in the industry or a mod of /r/GMOMyths/ or the like. The funny thing is that anywhere I post, they come out of the woodwork, as if they have bots that are constantly scanning various forums for keywords.
It's not merely an attack of people with stupid uninformed opinions. It's a tobacco industry style propaganda campaign that attacks anyone that is not 100% patriotically behind GMOs.
