Being a leftist I would say that yes, GMO is somewhat our version of climate denial. It's however not as much a left/right thing as people make it out to be IMO, plenty of anti-GMO people on the right too.
As to the labeling, this is very typically an issue that the markets can't really solve. It's simply unreasonable to expect that consumers could make anything even close to an informed decision on the topic. Labeling doesn't solve the issue one way or the other, it would simply be yet another way for people to self-identify while shopping.
My wife is a biochemist. She doesn't claim to be able to make an informed decision on GMO. She's "pro"-GMO because she looked into the scientific consensus on the field, which according to her pretty much says that it's a good tool that should be used. I'm taking her word for it basically. (I did look into it myself too.)
Also, Golden Rice. Get it out there.
As for unrational things that the left opposes, nuclear power is even worse. Nuclear power is relatively speaking an excellent source of energy any way you look at it really, the science is clear and the experiences largely positive.
But even so, I know many generally very smart, very thoughtful people who oppose nuclear power because OMG RADIATION. It's sad, but there's not much you can do.
"You can not reason people out of a position they did not reason themselves into."
Well you can to some extent, but scaring the crap out of people is just way faster, so it seems like a lost fight.
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