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Alarm for Ecuador (2): the weavers are in the trap

Wars of "U.S.A." - airlines changing politics - merchants don't come any more -- Governments don't see the problem - mute weavers - false rumors against the government -- Ecuador: wool price rising - also acrylics -- ¡¡¡Custom stations blocking handicraft commerce confiscating the handicraft merchandise!!! -- Arranging the situation saving handicrafts and the weavers: many possibilities -- "Catholic" "Christian" church is for nothing - there is missing the decolonization part 2

by Michael Palomino (2011)

Alarm for Ecuador (2): the weavers are in the trap

by Michael Palomino, historian, analysis, healing, 24 April 2012 (2d version of the alarm)

e-mail: michael.palomino@gmx.ch

web sites:

-- history: www.geschichteinchronologie.ch (since 2014: www.hist-chron.com)

-- sociology: www.soziologie-etc.com (since 2014: www.med-etc.com)

-- South "America" with handicrafts: www.am-sur.com

Wars of "U.S.A." - airlines changing politics - merchants don't come any more

Since about 2003 oil price is going up and up without end "into the sky" by the wars of the sadistic and half Zionist government of "U.S.A." provoked by the fraud of 11 September 2001. By this rise of the oil price (before it was 25 dollars, now 95 or even over 100 dollars per barrel) the oil business of some Arab states and of "U.S.A." and Venezuela and Argentina and Ecuador have more profits. But:

Handicrafts producers and the weavers of South "America" with their micro economy are selling less weavings. Why this? Because the airlines are affected heavily by the high oil price changing their strategy: they limited strictly the quantity of luggage per passenger - saving fuel during the flights. The enterprise "Planeta Cargo" for international exportation and importation in Otavalo in Ecuador (one of the handicraft centers) indicates that before two suit cases of 40 kg were allowed (e.g. KLM) or it was cheap having a third suit case. But now only 2 suit cases of 23 kg are allowed or only one: Iberia with flights from South "America" to Europe permits 1 of 23 kg, Avianca 2 of 23 kg, Copa and LAN Chile 1 of 23 kg, Taca only 22 kg etc. And one kg of over weight is taxed with 8 dollars (so 50 kg of over weight cost 400 dollars). By this many merchants of Europe and of the "States" don't come again and by this sellings are going down. A saleslady of the handicraft shop "Great Condor Bird" ("El Gran Condor") in Otavalo-Peguche indicates: "First there came 3 merchants per year e.g. from Argentina, from the "States" or from Europe - today only 1 all two years" - and also the tourists are limited.

Many weavers have even thrown their loom to the garbage, have changed their profession, and not one single child of a weaver wants to learn weaving because there is no future for it, and therefore the cultural heritage of handicraft and mythology will be lost. This counts also for other states with handicrafts, for Peru, Chile, Columbia, Bolivia and Mexico etc.

Governments don't see the problem - mute weavers - false rumors against the government

The "Christian" governments with their Jew "Jesus" don't see anything of the problem as it seems because natives "only are bothering", there is no social worker for them, the weavers don't say anything, and the weavers are not important for the government's economy - but saving money and oil or mine business are "more important". In the whole continent it is like this, and not one single "Christian" government is interested in weavings. There is only the phenomenon that the sales of the weavings and handicrafts are going down. In Ecuador there are rumors that the state would "tax" the merchandise in the airport. THIS IS WRONG. But the airlines changed their policy limiting the luggage by the high oil price provoked by sadistic half Zionist government of "U.S.A."

In organized regions there are some sellings yet to tourists in little quantities on markets and in shops like e.g. in Otavalo or in Otavalo-Peguche, but often a cash machine is missing (Salasaca, Peguche) or a money changer. "Christian" banks with their Jew "Jesus" and their "holy virgins" don't take earnest the micro business of the natives.

Ecuador: wool price rising - also acrylics

In Ecuador especially the situation is very hard now: since 2 years wool price is rising, in two years by 100% from 1,80 dollars to 3,60 per pound or even to 4,50 per pound (indication of a weaver's assistant in Otavalo-Peguche). And acrylic is also rising without end. Hardly any profit is left with these prices.

Rumors tell that Ecuadorian government had made a contract selling wool to China, Japan or Chile for 15 years, and by this the wool price had risen. THIS IS WRONG: Ecuador made - according to a representative of the Industrial Board - an oil contract with China for 15 years, but Ecuador has hardly no proper wool production but almost all wool is coming from Peru, also acrylics. The rise of the wool price is explained by the legalization of the commerce with invoices paying the normal tax of 12%, and the rest of 88% is explained with illegal intermediary trade which should be investigated.

The representative always said that handicrafts pass the borders without custom tax (0%), but there are other facts: since a short time parts for handicrafts are taxed (wool, hooks, pearls, feathers) by Ecuadorian customs with a tax of 40%, e.g. colored feathers of Peru were 5 and now 7 dollars provoked by Ecuadorian custom station - threatening to confiscate the goods when the tax would not be payed. So one can suppose that this "Christian" custom station is also making money with wool - without control.

This rise of the wool price is the death for many weavers who are living yet with their micro business with their loom. They have to rise their prices of their products and nobody is purchasing any more, neither the local population nor the tourists. A woven rucksack for 5 is now 10 dollars and nobody wants this. The work with one pound of wool (3,60 dollars) gives 3 caps for 4,50 dollars and this is nothing, and a cap for 3 dollars each cannot be sold. By this rise of initial prices the last merchants who were coming yet are not coming any more and Ecuador is DELETED from the list of woven products.

The weavers say: when we will protest the government will take us to prison. The weavers say: when this stupid "Christian" policy of Quito will not stop, then the cultural heritage of weavings will be lost.

In general the weavers don't speak because they only are afraid of more obstacles - and they are right:

Ecuador: more bureaucracy and more obstacles for weavers - and not less

The "Christian" government of Ecuador comes with new forms to pay taxes (but there is no income left) or they come with with new forms for exportations (which was not required before). All this is only for the "Christian" computerized statistics of Quito and is not for life of the natives. There is "Christian" terrorism without end - provoking problems without end with asks and telephone communication in offices. the introduction of the "electronic firm" is another "Christian" element which is not needed by the natives...

But now - after the block by high oil price, wool price and bureaucracy, there is a final block of handicrafts:

¡¡¡Custom stations blocking handicraft commerce confiscating the handicraft merchandise!!!

The "Christian" custom stations with their Jew "Jesus" and their "holy virgins" are blocking the handicraft merchandise completely: there are sadistic "Christian" states (Brazil with jungle destruction by gold, palm oil and reservoirs, Mexico with drogue war destroying half of the country, Bolivia with drogue production etc.), these countries are blocking now the passage of Ecuadorian handicrafts and are even confiscating and robbing the handicraft of the merchant. According to indications of the office of Exportations and Importations in Otavalo, Brazil has confiscated Ecuadorian handicraft goods for 1 million dollars, and Mexico for more than 1 million. The merchants are without anything. This is nothing but robbing of national handicraft heritage of the natives and robbing of the merchant - and Ecuador lets rob itself...

This means: the national "Christian" custom stations with their "Jesus" and their "holy virgins" and their "crosses" are abusing their position defrauding the micro business of the natives completely and by this the last hope of the weavers of Central and South "America" has gone - the market on the same continent - is lost. All this misery is provoked mainly by the "Christian" governments with their Jew "Jesus" and their crazy "holy virgins". They think that they have to "punish" the natives who do not pay taxes with their micro businesses - but natives never had any profits from the mines or the oil business which is executed on their soil. This discrimination is enough penalty, and now there is following punishment by high oil price and micro economy almost does not exist any more. Why the "Christian" governments with their connections to Colonialist Church of Rome want taxes from the native weavers when they are even throwing away their looms? Why the "Christian" governments declare the native as their enemy?

The natives are the real inhabitants of the "American" continent, the majority of them has not much money. The profits of "Christian" oil, mine and gas business are not parted with the natives. Taxing poor natives so is an impudence (the majority is poor). And at the end the practice of "Christian" customs with their "Jesus Jesus" and their crazy "virgins" confiscating handicraft goods completely which come from native micro economy - this "Christian" practice is a new colonialism, this is a new "Christian" colonization - above all with "Christian" bureaucracy which is only for "Christian" statistics and is not at all saving any life. The "Christian" governments are destroying all the handicraft commerce for NOTHING.

Arranging the situation saving handicrafts and the weavers: many possibilities

There are many possibilities for saving national cultural heritage of the weavers with their mythology:

1. government can negotiate a special treaty with the airlines for the transport of big quantities of handicrafts - add to this many passengers do not need their limit of 23 kg and many kg are free and can be used for handicraft transports

2. in every region government can organize central selling shops where tourists come on their tours or also could be that Ecuadorian town population can come to purchase and therefore the weavers will sell by the shops receiving their profits

3. money machines are missing where the selling shops or little markets are

4. proper Ecuadorian wool production is missing with their proper sheep

5. the custom stations have to be controlled and handicraft parts have to be listed with 0% of tax (wool, pearls, hooks, feathers etc.) - as also handicraft itself is 0% of tax - and the custom inspectors have to be controlled because it seems that they are abusing their position systematically and only want "make their career" declaring tax on articles that are free of taxes - or is there a wrong order of a "Christian" board? or is there a "private income"?

6. "Christian" bureaucracy against weaver's micro business has no sense but has to be abrogated completely letting recover this damaged cultural world heritage

7. with the sadistic governments of Brazil, Mexico etc. there have to be hard talks against the confiscation of handicraft goods because this confiscation is criminal robbery against any international commercial law and is the destruction of the commerce with world cultural heritage of handicrafts

8. with the sadistic and half Zionist government of "U.S.A." there also have to be hard talks finishing the world wide wars so the oil price will come down again - one can see the damage which was provoked

9. the governments and parliaments in Central South "America" should accept ALL natives as members and therefore any further catastrophe with a repeated colonialism can be evaded.

All these points with the exception of the point with the wool also count for other states with handicraft production (Peru, Columbia, Bolivia, Chile, Mexico etc.).

This report is the second version of the alarm. Ecuadorian government and others please will take measures saving this national handicraft heritage of weavings and of mythology and all will be good at the end - and there should be more measures for communication.

And there is another fact with this native handicraft catastrophe of the weavers:

"Catholic" "Christian" church is for nothing - there is missing the decolonization part 2

One can see that not one single "Jesus" nor "virgin" nor "Christmas" nor "Eastern" nor "cross" in any kind has helped to evade this economical catastrophe of the weaves and handicraft producers on the "American" continent. This church of Rome is for nothing because it only provokes that the people is feeling "secure" but in reality is blind and does not see any problem. Decolonization part 2 is missing: eliminate this church of Europe with it's "devils" and their insults and racism, and one should convert the churches into centers for all with Human Rights and with responsibility and with the Great Spirit (the creative force) which stands for all cultures.

Bible is only a book of the Jews and nothing more. Life does not want such a complicated thick book.

Catholic church of Rome and of Central and South "America" is the most corrupt organization of the world. Decolonization part 2 is missing: eliminating the church from the "American" continent limiting it to Rome, and "America" will not be blind any more.

Yes: natives will pay taxes when they have acceptable salaries. But with 1,50 dollars per day how one should pay taxes? These rich "Catholic Christians" in their capitals are crazy...

Michael Palomino, historian, analysis, healing 24 April 2012

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