Who's Looking Out for Our Interests?

Dog Trainer wrote:

4X4Dodger wrote:

Newbiecampers wrote:

Dog Trainer wrote:
So don't buy the publication. Don't buy the product if the quality does not meet and exceed your expectations. This is how democracy and capitalism works. I do not want any more legislation in my life.

^^^^^^^ This, X100

I picked this post to answer because it represents a few others with the same basic message. My comments should be read as being "In general".

Under your logic no one should try to improve anything or change anything for the better...it is basically the "Love it or Leave it Argument from the 60's.

Most associations like AAA, AARP, NRA etc do more to STOP or change bad legislation (as their members percieve it) than they do actually writing new regulations.

My post is about people (and GSE) changing the industry for the better. Not about government regulation. Any reading otherwise is a misinterpretation.

Please do not presume to know what my logic is. It is really simple. Take responsibility for your actions and do not place that responsibility in someone else's hands. Use the fact that you are paying for the commodity to put the Responsibility back on the manufacture. If you do not have the ability to correctly access the good and bad in your purchase then take someone with you that does and listen to them. The RV industry produces what the RV buyers are willing to buy.

Anyone who read my post as a "responsibility argument" ie wanting to shift responsibility either didnt read the post or misunderstood it completely.

In matter of fact it is a CALL for people to TAKE responsibility, join together and work/push for change in the industry so we have a reasonable choice of some level of dependable quality.

It is a Call to the RV PRESS to step forward and become more like the Automotive press and Criticize bad quality, design and questionable products when they see them...ie Take More responsibility.

And it is a Call for People to rethink what they may believe about this industry.

Now please tell me how any of that is advocating either a denial of, or abdication of ones responsibility as it pertains to this issue?

My point is simply this: That if we worked together under the umbrella of an organization that can speak with the authority of huge numbers of RV owners and Buyers to help bring about positive change in the industry WE ALL WIN. The suppliers, the manufacturers and the Buyers...

As for your Logic it seems clear from what you wrote and even clearer from your response. It boils down to "love it or leave it". To me that is a zero sum game.