Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
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It is timing. It would be seen as rhetoric if it went on for that long. The pilots would have issue fatigue as well. It is all about timing, having us hit our peak and the correct time for the message that we all want delivered.
Yes the message need to be delivered, but you must admit that some just get tired of beating the same drum for so long. You can see that with pilots that come and go on this board. Imagine what it is like with 12,000 pilots when you need their support and all at once. Most would have checked out six months go. Look at the apathy of our group, do you think that they could really stay on message with the level of intensity needed for that long? Many could, yes, but we need everyone that way.
It is not an excuse for the actions of a few, but a reason of as to why I think now is the time to start getting the message out. We could be prepping for a marathon in section 6 and no one will know until they are at least half way though the race.
Oh those poor ADHD riddled Delta pilots! Can't focus for any length of time on something like... oh I don't know...
RESTORING OUR PAY AND GETTING OUR FLYING BACK!! 
Sorry, ACL. I'm not buying it. The reason for apathy under these conditions is that we haven't had appropriate leadership. We've been a rudderless ship just floundering around with no direction or any defined destination. Using the ship analogy... you don't wander about aimlessly (for FOUR YEARS for crying out loud!) and then decide at the last minute where you're going and how you're going to get there. That will for sure get you a crew that isn't engaged anymore.
There's a reason successful companies and organizations have compelling, appropriate mission statements and make sure everyone is on board with that. And I don't know of a single successful company or organization that keeps their mission hidden and then let's all their people in on the secret as they are approaching the home stretch. That would make no sense at all.