Odd. Among those I’m exposed to, the strongest voices against genetic engineering of crops and nonhuman animals seem to be left-leaning, generally those aligned with the Green spectrum. Genetic engineering of people is so far outside the Overton window that I’ve never come across a strong political opinion for or against; the consensus view among both the left and the right seems to be that it’s vaguely icky, although it rarely appears at all. Who’re you thinking of?
This is a minor point, though. I agree with most of your analysis.
You’re probably right about that. One thing complicating the question is that “the left” is a mix of technophilic, science-cheering, Keynesian-esque intellectuals and Greens, who are more concerned with the environment and what’s “natural” than other leftists.
Odd. Among those I’m exposed to, the strongest voices against genetic engineering of crops and nonhuman animals seem to be left-leaning, generally those aligned with the Green spectrum. Genetic engineering of people is so far outside the Overton window that I’ve never come across a strong political opinion for or against; the consensus view among both the left and the right seems to be that it’s vaguely icky, although it rarely appears at all. Who’re you thinking of?
This is a minor point, though. I agree with most of your analysis.
You’re probably right about that. One thing complicating the question is that “the left” is a mix of technophilic, science-cheering, Keynesian-esque intellectuals and Greens, who are more concerned with the environment and what’s “natural” than other leftists.