Bottlebank said:
... Just 1400 out of over 6000 cavers, less than 25%, of BCA members have voted for CRoW....
... based on the wishes of less than one in four members.
... in fact over 75% in one form or another don't support it, or don't support it enough to tick a box.
I completely agree it is a sad state of affairs but as already stated, it is democracy. Do I like it? No.
As a comparison, in 1997 the Welsh population balloted on Whether Wales should "devolve" and the result was 50.3% "yes" and 49.7% "no" with a turnout of only 50.1%
In round figures, that pretty much equates (ie. roughly this;
in fact over 75% in one form or another don't support it, or don't support it enough to tick a box)
As a result, Wales devolved. I voted against it and still live in Wales. I have embraced the change, love the country and I work "with" the regime (and enjoy my life here). I could choose to be "upset" but then it would be just me that suffers. I could choose to fight but I am not likely to win and I would probably spend my life in misery.
It's the same with every democratic process, not every one votes and we all have to live with the consequences.
How we each "handle" the result of that process determines what we each (individually) get out of it.
Ian