A fellow pilot posited this to me the other day: If you were a soldier, at war, and were orderd to do something perilous which could very possibly result in your death, but was seen by your commanders as absolutely necessary, would you do it? I answered, "Yes".
We had been discussing my position on th negotiations and my objections to striking. His point was to draw a parallel between the soldier at war and the employee in negotiations, and to show me my inconsistency of logic.
This is a representation most of you believe in, and it is false. It fails to recognize the different premises on which the two instances are based, namely:
As a soldier you accept the prerequisite of following orders unquestioningly, or the war machine beaks down.
As a civilian you live by choice, electives, preferences. You are free to dissent. You are free to quit what you do at any time.
ALPA would have you believe that you are constantly in a state of war. After all, this is the only way YOU are manageable. The choices you would make are taken from you, and you are lead to believe this is a normal state of affairs. It is not. It is a fabrication designed to empower certain people at your expense.
Most of you who were in the military are no longer, but I believe the mindset has been planted firmly in many and you are unable to recognize the inherent power you, as individuals, possess. It is unfortunately to your detriment.
You should have a good reason for everything you do in life.
"It was an order" is not a good reason.
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