Originally Posted by
Ftrooppilot
Is anyone seriously advocating this ? It wouldn't teach management or government anything. It would achieve what every terrorist organization in the world wants to do - shut down the American economy. Remember what happened to the airline industry after 911; shall we shut down all industries just so someone will learn the "valuable lesson - don't ******* with pilots." Professional pilots should also be responsible citizens.
Then Pilots would be regarded as terrorists, taken out, put in jail, and the economy would take a dive. Doesn't sound likely. Problem is that the Americansociety is been a freight train out of control. Columbine, Virginia Tech, WorldCom, Enron, Qwest, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Global Crossing,et el. Many Many companies, CEO's, members of the american public have been pushing the limit BECAUSE there is no one to STOP THEM! People, organizations and companies will continue to maximize their benefit until they are faced with a loss. Remember the stock market rally from 1999 to 2001. Unexplained euphoria until the CRASH. Then what happened? Tail between the legs of investors . . . . . Laws, regulations about transparency, etc . . .
I don't buy your terrorist notion. If all pilots pulled a strike, not only would we show that corporations are NOT in control (and they are only as good as their employees are) we would show the POWER HUNGRY folks in Washington D.C. that their grip on reality is so far removed Afrom current national situations AND that they really have no control over the country that they represent. This could cause a global uproar should this ever happen. A country't own citizens crippling it to stand up for what is right. HOW PATRIOTIC for the whole country . . .