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I've been a club member, four times in the last 25 years, and in every case, politics has killed the clubs or has caused so many problems, that over time, most people just simply walked away and never looked back. I'm one of them, one among at least, 50 to 100 in this area. Clubs are difficult enough, sometimes, to cope with. You take 30 -40 guys and put them together in a club, and within a very short time, the clicks start, the politics start, all followed by a lot of arguments and hard feelings No thanks, I've had it with clubs. When you stop having fun, then it's time to leave the hobby and find something else to do. I've seen other hobbies, like Model Ship Building, almost disappear because of peoples ideology or because one faction wanted control (politics) or because people just couldn't see eye to eye and were unwilling to compromise. There isn't any room in this hobby for politics.This hobby is supposed to be fun for everyone, MALE and FEMALE alike and the one thing that STEAMS me the most is for some D@*& BOZO to set them selves up as the supreme leader of the club and expect everyone else to fall in line behind them. DISAGREE WITH ME AND YOU'RE OUT THEY SAY. To that I say BS. Everyone has a right to an opinion, and has a right to express that opinion with out being degraded. If you disagree with them, say so, but do it with some respect for the person. I see many on these forums, not this one in particular but others on the main menu, that just can't resist taking a CHEAP SHOT at someone that they disagree with. There is nothing wrong with expressing an opinion, but have a little respect for the person your disagreeing with. Also be able to laugh at most of the thoughts expressed on here and don't take any of this seriously. If you can't then maybe you shouldn't be on here. I did forget one thing above, clubs do need leadership, of course, but that leadership needs to be responsive to everyones needs and opinions not just a small handful. Ok, I'll get off my soap box now.[:(!]
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