Flaps62,
You're right but, equally, I'd argue, not quite. I wish DH and LM were a side issue but, like it or not, they are at the very heart of this and that, to me, is part of the problem. It's long since gone beyond a calm, rational assessment of the situation at hand and degenerated into an extremely personalised campaign of vitriol, be it the eulogising of DH and the "SAS", or the vilification of the CEO and the flight crew. That most striking crew now accept the change in crewing levels yet still feel that a strike is warranted is, to my mind, testament to that fact and it's thoroughly, heart-achingly disappointing.
MrB