I see sumadarson didn't show up last night for his daily drive by mud slinging fest. Perhaps he crossed a line himself for sending threatening PM's, and got himself in hot water. Wouldn't that be ironic?
I also missed his daily UA update. I've been coming here lately to get my info since he's been so good about posting it.
But seriously, it matters not if sumadarson is the former Nostradamus or not. (And didn't anyone pickup that he miss-spelled the backward version by leaving out the "t"? Ooooopsie!) Once again you guys have redirected the conversation to avoid accounting for the fact that many of you allow such double standards for your club members. Identity aside, he is just as offensive, nonconstructive, accusatory, untruthful, and inaccurate as the original. He is the one who coined the "guilt by association" game and the "you are part of a group" tag line on this forum.
This habit of condemning anything west, while rubber stamping anything east is the same mentality that IMO poisons your entire union. (The real estate fiasco come to mind.) And this entire conversation on this subject illustrates it effectively. Until you reign in your own, those of you that have any moderate aspirations whatsoever will never be heard. Not by your NAC, and not by your west counterparts.
Eventually there will be movement in court on the DJ and the LOA93 grievance. A card drive that will most likely follow will be the first step. The next IMO will be a nic contract with enough improvements to gain 51% ratification.
THEN, if you are lucky, and able to mend fences after years of civil war, you may be able to escape damages and gain a few more protections not offered in the nic. Maybe.
Anyone thinking a merger will be your saving grace will probably be disappointed. With rising fuel costs, and most major airlines conserving cash and pairing capacity plans, no one will be in the mood for adding another problem. Fragmentation and liquidation are really the only viable options outside of independent survival.