For example next time you ask for a visual approach remember that there are two italian atcos in jail for granting it.
Exactly! And as incomprehensible as that level of stupidity & uninformed interference is, that is the way certain factions of both the industry & society seem to be taking us. And if they are intent on taking aviation in that direction, there is not a whole lot we can do about it, except do our best to survive until retirement without a major, life changing 'event'.
When I was younger I used to give a damn. Now I just keep my head down & at the end of each trip I head home to my life. 'Cause my life is 100% outside what I do for a living now. I used to love this business, now I just wish I had done a trade.