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No, the quote is saying that the name is irrelevant.

The OP is saying that Bayer will acquire the reputation of Monsanto because the activities of Bayer will be the same as Monsanto.

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Bayer knowingly sold HIV tainted blood products to 3rd world countries. [0]

I'm surprised they have a good reputation with anyone at all.

https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/22/business/2-paths-of-bayer...

My impression is that in the U.S., a lot of people's knowledge about Bayer stops with Bayer Aspirin. For which they used to run sets of very comforting advertisements. I recall particularly some of the older TV advertisements. You're sick? OMG, your child's sick? Bayer, or Bayer "Baby" Aspirin, is going to make it better.

I'm a bit older, and maybe things have changed, since. But the Bayer public image in the U.S. used to be pretty benign.

I'm not sure they can fool anyone, though, trying to "hide" Monsanto under it.

Oh the irony. The company that literally brought heroin to market, gets a bad name from buying a company known for heavy-handed corporate litigation practices.

To be clear I'm not trying to blame Bayer for the opioid epidemic. I just think there's a joke in there

Outside of the US heroin is still very much on the medical market. It's used in hospitals mostly.

> a company known for heavy-handed corporate litigation practices

You think that is what Monsanto is known for? Not for being the spearhead of Kissinger's depopulation program?

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