I think you are right. We have to know that no matter how this works out, no matter how we vote, we have all been played. I keep thinking of the "marshmallow test." After several decades the research suggest that it was not so much about instant gratification but rather a response to authority. While it would be easy to jump in and think that this is all about instant gratification, which it certainly is to some extent, we should look at the bigger implications. Pilots have never really thought of themselves as labor. They might vote Democrat as a group, but individually they vote Republican. In their heart of hearts they see themselves as more like management types. They do not have powerful unions. They never see it coming from management. Never. They thought that the MOU was an agreement to get through the merger. Once merged, powerful, and making tons of money, the company would be grateful and pay pilots what they deserved. Pilots are Charlie Brown to management's Lucy. I have no doubt that management's offer was crafted precisely by people who know the psyche of pilots. While it might be easy to say that this group will take the offer because they are tired and have so few years to catch up, this does not entirely explain the offer nor the response to the offer. Someday Pilots are going to have to get real about who they are in the scheme of things and know that nothing will ever be given to them out of fairness or because they deserve it.