Thanks, DB, I appreciate the support. Yes, this TESL/TESOL thing does seem to be a racket, complete with all the propaganda and mindsets to keep the status quo. I've noticed dissention is quashed, sure.
If one comes close to rocking the boat of the big interests in TESOL, the "guard dogs" come out attacking.

But there may be something to these guys not tolerating other paradigms in TESOL. My own TESOL paradigm would throw us all out of jobs if adapted. It involves computers, voice recognition software, recording devices, and the elimination of the classic "classroom" as we know it. The teacher disappears in my scheme, so perhaps it's better if my paradigm remains just an idea.

However, the current TESOL methods aren't working well, if at all, so something else must be tried. Those who act like guard dogs of the current regimes are either very naive, very delusioned, or very "interested", meaning they have a big financial stake in the present "arrangements".