There are not an infinite number of ways people talk about GM,
and the point is to reveal the limited number of patternings employed.


Not completely true, as it depends on what level of detail you mean to
address. At high level you are correct (political, sociological), but
at a very detailed level (scientific), I'll wager that each person has
his own take on GM, and since we don't have an infinite number of
people on the planet yet, all I can say is that in the latter case the
range of opinins reaches infinity.
Jerry