It needs a man to stand in front of the Tank,ala Tiannemen Square,the crowd to start walking to the wall,Berlin style,or like when Maggie left Downing street.
The old Guard are still there,like Kruschov,Breshnev,Amin,with a few puppets,the vibrancy is no more,the pomposity and lack of humility is.
Yes ,I agree most members dont give a stuff for the politics,and even less for the running of it,the reasons for joining are to fish the waters,have a social once a year,attend the odd regional,read the mag,and support the best principles of the BS.
Admirable and fine,but the BS from great beginnings and stated objectives grew fast,then just stopped,and now is on the slide,because fundamentally the powers to be failed to listen to others,and just stubbornly failed to adapt to the changing face of Angling,the huge growth of stillwaters,and nosesdive of large matches.
In a time when Carp Anglers are turning to Barbel Fishing in droves,Matchmen the same,the BS should be 10,000 strong,but instead membership continues to fall,regionals are poorly attended,that must tell you something.
A few of us did have that passion and honesty,and vision,but found the concrete to thick ,the wall of silence from on high too much to bear.
Tho old Politbureau are still there,like Leonard Bresnev being wheeled out,drugged to the eyeballs,waving his hand at the loyal subjects,alongside some other new UZI weilding henchmen,vying for a place at the top.
Pons.