Oldbloke wrote:Why do thet get away with this rubbish?
1. The media supports it.
2. There arnt enough of us to swing the election results. In any case people dont usually vote for a hobby. They vote fot their finances or a job etc.
3. All the clubs, associations etc are failing to work together.
4. SSAA needs to grow balls (along with the other big associations) and show some leadership.
5. And a small percentsge of us do the wrong thing, giving the rest of us a bad name. (and the media just love it)
I'm quite black pilled about the whole situation.
Point 2
The reality is, as you point out, theres not enough of us left and of those few even fewer who would make this an election issue. We exist now only at the pleasure of our lords and masters.
Point 3 could work, but only if it were to leverage point 2 - ie, pull the clubs together and fight at the electoral level. We need the equivalent of the NRA in the USA. But even the gigantic and powerful US NRA leans heavily on the US second amendment ... something we don't have.
Point 4
I think the SSAA at this point is not much more than controlled opposition. So many clubs require SSAA membership, so the money must be flowing freely, but I don't see them mounting high profile legal challenges or supporting the sport from the powers intent on crushing it.
Ultimately, its point 2 that matters. Everything else is just wishes, hopes and dreams. Without MP's who are willing to take up the fight, there is basically no hope and individual like minded MP's who don't benefit from a large support base will simply get clipped.