Originally Posted by
intrepidcv11
Nope. Not much of a priority in life esp since no amount of my analysis will swing the arbitrators. On the CAL boards there are countless posts using quotes from the testimony that showed the UAL side looking utterly foolish just as LAX implies for CAL. So basically we have irritating blowhards just like LAX on our side. It's become increasingly clear to me that just as with pundits, the SLI analysts of the internet should be ignored.
Sort of reminds me of this quote...
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'” ― Isaac Asimov
To comment on something that you actually know nothing of, in its origins, is patently absurd. Your comment basically stated that we're all just "blind sheep" (not sure where that metaphor came from, although it clearly implies that we can't find subsistence without assistance, which almost defines being a sheep - even a seeing one) if we have read the testimony and agree with LAX's version. Told by someone that admittedly didn't read the testimony. Um.... what?
I've read all of the testimony. To say that there aren't some compelling arguments from both sides would also be absurd. I happen to agree with most of what LAX's synopsis eluded to, but I'm also somewhat beholden to the outcome (as are you!) In my case, much less so than most (#1 vs. #87 endgame.) Regardless, I believe the CAL side has and continues to do a disservice to the process and frankly to the CAL pilots. They've basically argued that being furloughed means no career expectations (absurd), widebodies aren't desirable, work rules aren't desirable, and that all international routes are interchangeable. None of those are arguments that hold water.
Scott