I think the major problem here is that the gliding community are perceived to be against anything that imposes any kind of restriction on them. Stop saying "we are gliders and are exempt/cant do that/wont do that" Join the real world and enjoy what you have but in a way that is safe and secure. And yes Rich we have had 100 years of relatively safe skies but we now have things like regulated airspace which did not used to exist, we have aircraft exceeding 50mph (closing speeds, time to avoid etc) and because of cost we have (I think) huge numbers of gliders compared to say 20 years ago. Take great care to be responsible and acknowledge others or be regulated. That I think is the choice you face.