Originally Posted by
CloudSailor
I should add that I have nothing but full respect for a well-informed voter. That sometimes gets lost in this forum.
Respect not for someone who just goes with the 71%, or votes yes because the NC encouraged us to (completely unethical BTW, as it is a conflict of interest to push their own product like that), or because the roadshow was a solid display of the gains in the TA. But respect for those yes voters who have read the TA, section by section, and think we achieved what we had set out to achieve. I disagree completely with them, but respect them, and would not call them scared liars.
However, I flew with a guy not too long ago, who had not read a single line of the TA, and was basing his entire decision on a roadshow. To me, that is a lack of critical thinking applied to a decision that will affect the next 6-10 years of our working lives. There are many who are voting like that. I do lack respect for that attitude.
Cloud, I get that.....I know why I really...really want to pull a no lever, and why I will probably pull the yes lever. Part of my calculus is that this "game" is never over. We will never "win" the game, there is no post game show, no trophy, no MVP. This game keeps gong long after you or I are on the bench. The best we can do is keep time of possession and score some points so that we are in the lead when we get benched. Just as in politics, there is never a crowning blow that defeats your political foe....if they are determined never to capitulate, this game is neither won or lost.....