Agree with most of what you say here. However, retirees making personal attacks against current members who are actively slogging it out in the trenches is off the rails IMO. Most recently having a retiree attempt to discredit a member (who has some real concerns that deserve to be addressed) by publicly questioning the legality of a recent leg that member flew is completely unacceptable and yet another example of the B&G achieving cesspool status. I understand that some of these guys spent a career building up the IPA and instinctively wanting to protect what they helped build. I absolutely respect that. But classlessly attacking anyone who dare question the direction we’re moving in is counterproductive. It really does feel as if there are a contingent of IPA attack dogs that will aggressively quell any dissent, legitimate or otherwise. This lends further credence, deserved or not, to the idea that the narrative is rigged and the EB is not interested in new ideas. I don’t think that’s really the case, but some of the more aggressive posters might step back and consider whether their tactics are really helping the union they are ostensibly trying to help.