Sure, I'll amen it too, if I can make believe that for the first 80 year history of aviation in the US, we hired people based on qualifications, and not on race or gender. But it's just the opposite. We were hostile to those of certain races, or genders and we basically shut the door on them and told them they're not invited. When Black veterans returned to the US after world War II, we told them that we wouldn't give them mortgages to move into all the new homes in the suburbs that were being built for the returning veterans. Heck, we've been flying airplanes longer than women have had the right to vote! The present system may be imperfect, but the neo-con system that you're saying amen too, only perpetuates an old system of injustice and exclusion. Why, because we all know that in this industry, as most, if you have the right connections you cans sidestep the rigours of the process. We should all be willing to listen and consider new ideas, but please don't over-simplify the issue for your own convenience.