FSC Grasps at more straws to increase membership

[EmporerEJ]

Originally Posted by rabble

As those of you who came over from amateurmasters knows, I decided about FSC
... hmmm. FSC has a rather lackluster record in their protection of free speech rights.

Getting the justice department to agree not to enforce record-keeping requirements against FSC members for a unspecified yet specific period of time seemed good enough for them.
This despite the fact the decision did nothing in regards to protect the spirit of the free speech rights of all individuals.

That they then proceeded to sell that free speech protection to an exclusive membership
for cash smacked of at least opportunistic adventurism. In my angrier moments I even
wondered if this was evidence of, if not collusion then at least back-scratching, between the justice department and FSC.

Well, I had something of a different opinion, at the time.
They were doing SOMETHING. They did create a rally point. And it was not "unfair" to use it as a "hey, don't you want to be a member too?"

But then they started wandering off in different directions, explained how they were just too busy to take my membership fee, and had no interest in hearing any suggestions. Not even politely listening, and then ignoring me. They actually came out and said, "well, we just can't do anything else. We're just so busy."

So, they lost me, and I added that to my FFN membership profile.
I never imagined for a moment the Justice department would deign to "collude" with them.