It is not a case of abandoning the IMC it is a case of having a pragmatic approach. The IMCR should be preserved and if it is to be proper safety case must be presented.
At the same time proper access to the IR by PPL's needs to be worked on. I genuinely believe that if the IR is made fully accessible and performance based rather than the current prescriptive hours based training that the uptake of it would be significantly higher and probably negate the need for an IMC.
The argument about having an IMC and not doing the IR revolves around the high cost and poor access, remove these barriers and the IR becomes more attractive.
And with all due respect, don't you think it is a bit childish demanding that people take a 'stand' either way?