Hmm, machtuk, understandable reaction if you subscribe to some of the opinions here.
It is popular to think that division is natural.
The truth is - to the frustration of the neo-conservatives amongst us, that community and self sacrifice are common traits in the natural world, not just some groups of humans.
I'd also like to think that the professional pilots that read these pages, would not give up flying a crippled aircraft because he/she was clearly finished!
In fact I've heard of many fatals where the crews kept trying to fly their fatally crippled machine right up to the point it hit the water/ground.
They were in it, they had nothing to lose and everything to gain.
This is our industry. After 15,000hrs, 10,000 of them in jets I don't want to give up on professional aviation.
The conditions I enjoy, are conditions I inherited, off the backs of others that came before me.
I'll resist degradation, and seek improvements, using lawful means, so long as I'm in it.