The answer VC, is that most BA pilots don't bother with this place because it's full of trolls, envious types and people who can't be bothered to read the thread but want to air their grievances anyway. Most BA pilots stay away from here for the sake of their sanity.
Perhaps your slightly dewy eyed view of the profession has withstood the test of time. The unfortunate reality for us is that we are no longer regarded as professionals by anyone but our peers. We are a resource to be sweated, a cost to be reduced. Sure, our management mouth platitudes about their appreciation for us, but by their actions they are judged. You think striking is beneath us. I don't claim to occupy such a lofty position, but there seems to be a serious shortage of suggestions from the concerned public about how we should influence our management when they refuse to budge through months of negotiation and days of conciliation. The logical conclusion to draw is that you all believe we should throw our hands in the air and say "tough luck, we'll just have to bend over and take it". Well I'm afraid we don't see it that way. Pride doesn't pay the bills buddy, and I can't take Willie Walshs assurances to the bank.