main dog,
You said "The AOA initiated the financial support of the 49ers. That justifies their existence forever."
I said "They also cancelled that financial support very quickly and have since squandered away all leverage to less than zero and screwed up virtually everything they touched every step of the way to help get us where we are now."
You asked "Why do you speak in terms of “them” and “us”?"
ANSWER:
First, you referred to them as "them" when you said "their existence" the same way I did. "They" are who I was referring to: The AOA membership. Seems obvious what was means, since you spoke the same way? Not all of "us" pilots are involved with "their" ruinous association of fools. There are smarter and wiser ways to spend your time and money than helping to destroy your own T+C's.