Been There and Done That!
All these post are pure conjecture concerning the motivations of the FSC. If you've not served on the Board or volunteered for one of the committees, you are living Plato's "Allegory of the Cave." All you see are the shadows and you try to discern reality based on your personal interpretation of the shadows.
Yes, the FSC is not a perfect organization and it takes money, lots of money to make a real effort to protect this industry. Do you think that sending representatives to Lisbon and Auckland to fight the XXX-TLD, the California Lobbying Days, The XXX University, the legal briefings, the amicus briefs, the lawsuits, etc. are free?
I've seen countless organizations get started and go nowhere and do nothing but suck up time and energy. The funding reality sets in and these well-intending groups disappear like the morning dew on a summer day.
A critical critique of the FSC offering an analysis of a particular problem and alternative solutions would be a useful discussion. Hindsight sniping and criticism without constructive alternatives being offered is counter-productive and demoralizing.
The FSC is not a perfect organization; but, I know their heart is in the right place because I have "been there and done that."
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