Originally Posted by cxorcist (Post 10879544)

........Phiisophical claptrap removed.....
The central tenets of my post apply Marxism to personal preferences and desired behaviors. This notion that CX can simply afford to keep paying 3500 pilots and well over ten thousand flight attendants reflect unrealistic views of finance. I argue that those stem from leftist academia upon our youth.

If you want to dispute those assertions, feel free, but don’t just chuck a spear and run away.

Originally Posted by exfocx (Post 10879778)

Airline pilots never cease to amaze me with their rw capitalist beliefs, the cognitive dissonance is astounding. We have a situation where the airlines are bleeding ****loads of money with long term consequences and cxorist believes in a union leftist FOFO principal. Nowhere in the commercial world would that stand, not in finance, law, accounting or, ****, anywhere but a trade union workshop floor style, workplace.

The likes of cxorist want all the rw claptrap low taxes etc while insisting on the privileges of a tradesperson.

Originally Posted by mngmt mole (Post 10879784)

Couldn't agree more. The airline is bleeding billions, and has hundreds if not over a 1000 pilots too many. Therefore, furlough the required number, as per the contract. That is nothing to do with "union workshop style", and everything to do with what is written in the contract (otherwise, why bother with any contract at all?).

Originally Posted by Sam Ting Wong (Post 10879777)

Accepting to be laid off to preserve the value of the career.. haha, brilliant :-)))

Originally Posted by exfocx (Post 10879778)

The likes of cxorist want all the rw claptrap low taxes etc while insisting on the privileges of a tradesperson.

Originally Posted by Sam Ting Wong (Post 10879768)

But how is it stupid to hope not getting laid-off ? And why should Cathay aspire to be " an airline where a true pilot career is possible" ( aka grandfathering expensive expats)? In your philosophy, isn't it all only about making money and balance sheets?

In my opinion there is a major flaw in your argument. On the one hand you propose a free capitalist market without "socialist" restrictions, and on the other hand you ask for protection of your own position. But the two concepts don't go together. If you reject categorically "leftist" political views, as you have repeatedly, you need to accept this goes both ways. If the table turns, then Smith's invisible hand, that capitalists love so much, this time might form a fist and hit you where it hurts. And no, I certainly don't hope for that, I have the same contract as you after all.

Originally Posted by cxorcist (Post 10879797)

Are low taxes antithetical to being a tradesperson? Is honoring a contract and seniority antithetical to the “right wing”?

The public school system really did a number on you exfocx!

Originally Posted by volare_737 (Post 10879942)

Lol - some pilots always think there are more special than the rest of the world !!!!!

Originally Posted by Memorylapse (Post 10879952)

If you could use the correct grammar, maybe all of us could understand what you are saying. By the look of it, you would fit the COS18 profile perfectly! Get that CV in ASAP!

Originally Posted by exfocx (Post 10879972)

but it just ****s me to tears when I see rw pilots who take what is an organised labour position when it suits them.

Originally Posted by Memorylapse (Post 10879952)

If you could use the correct grammar, maybe all of us could understand what you are saying. By the look of it, you would fit the COS18 profile perfectly! Get that CV in ASAP!

Originally Posted by Memorylapse (Post 10879993)

I see you also really excelled at school.

Originally Posted by volare_737 (Post 10880003)

Sorry Man !!! Some of us might not be so serious to even check what we are writing !!! I will try to get to your level one day !!!!

Originally Posted by Sam Ting Wong (Post 10880005)

Nobody in here excelled at school, You wouldn't be in this line of work if you had.