Re: [AlpacaTalk] Re: Fwd: Hey Elwin!
I was referring to the FTC, as Elwin was saying. If this were another type of industry that made more of an impact on the nation, there would be more questions asked AFCNA by more people.
Steph
Shouvlins <bluebirdhills@
Why would the feds be checking AFCNA out???
Do tell!!!!
Laurel
----- Original Message -----
From: Stardust Alpacas
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogro
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] Re: Fwd: Hey Elwin!
If this were a cable company or something else a bit
more important to the rest of the world (not alpaca
fiber processing) then some federal agency would be
looking in to what is going on.
Stephanie
--- fortryan <maasrj@netzero.
> I'm all for free discourse! I'm a skeptic too and I
> know there are
> things being hidden, but I also don't think that the
> path to change
> is to cry foul and ask that everyone write to the
> FTC.
>
> Ryan
>
> --- In AlpacaTalk@yahoogro
> <alpacatalk@
> wrote:
> >
> > True enough, Ryan, even quoting a beloved American
> humorist
> doesn't
> > make a great leader. But my mission in keeping
> this group open all
> > these years despite limited membership has been to
> offer an avenue
> of
> > true open speech and hopefully no censorship. So
> far, since the
> group
> > has been very small I've been able to remain very
> "hands-off," I
> hope
> > it can stay that way. I strongly believe that we
> need access to
> all
> > points of view, as much information as we can
> accumulate, and as
> great
> > a dissemination of any information as possible. I
> have said many
> times
> > and strongly believe that information is power. We
> need and
> deserve to
> > know what's going on in our alpaca industry and
> especially behind
> the
> > scenes. I want to know what machinations are at
> work, and who is
> > conducting them. I'm not naiive enough to think
> that there isn't
> stuff
> > going on that some people do not want known... I
> think that one
> said
> > cooperative that claims to be working for the
> entire industry
> should
> > really be more transparent in their business. Why
> shouldn't they?
> > What's the big secret(s)?
> >
> > Again, just my inquiring mind...
> >
> > Heather
> >
> >
> > On Oct 15, 2007, at 6:02 AM, fortryan wrote:
> >
> > > Quoting a great leader does not make a leader
> great. Neither does
> > > calling the people that one wishes to lead
> greedy, gullible
> > > dishonest and/or cheaters.
> > >
> > > I am against involving a government agency in
> settling disputes
> > > within the practices of our small industry. If
> our calling is
> to be
> > > the change we wish to see in the world, then
> the answer is not
> to
> > > cry foul to our regulators, but to be an agent
> of change in our
> > > industry, our organizations, and ourselves and
> not to spread
> > > distrust and fear under the pretenses of
> dualism. This is not
> > > an "us vs. them" struggle. There is only us.
> > >
> > > "We have met the enemy and he is us." -- Walt
> Kelly
> > >
> > > Ryan
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
> >
>
>
>
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