Duck.....
Loyalty; fantastic about that 17 years- and it counts for......? Whats your point? That you were loyal? Right up until the day you left....
Loyalty is definately a 2 way street, which is why AsA receive the exact amount of loyalty they display to their staff. If the traffic numbers drop, how long do you think it would be before IVR was on the table? They have been champing at the bit to get rid of DTI for ages, and for what? The controller's benefit? I'm tipping it's in order to reduce controller jobs. That's just the tip of the 'loyalty' iceberg.
I think the 2 guys you mention would be the first to tell you that they are not senior management. There is not a single (ex-)controller in senior management, that is why they have the 'executive committee' to advise them on matters ATC. Fact.
ps. The rest of your rant just doesn't make sense. Is the thought of an approaching ramadan getting to you?