If I dare say that the reason why the AMA is not growing is because, "the economy is bad and the average American male of 2013 is more apt to devote MOST of his free time to indoor activities now than ever before"...so then the discussion MAGICALLY becomes a "political" discussion with those who hate to hear what they do not want to believe is the truth.
I'll then read a personal testimony from some 40 year old guy who still rides dirt bikes that "disproves" my theory since HE still rides a dirt bike and still flies RC.
If you dare try to get to the root, cultural cause about why ANYTHING is the way it is, then it becomes a so-called political issue.