What I find interesting in these discussions is that people seem to talk about the AMA like the AMA was here before the hobby was here.....
The hobby (and hobbyists) came first. As we grew in numbers, WE (the hobbyists) decided it was in OUR best interest to band together and form an official organization to help us organize and advocate for our hobby. Why do we continue to talk about the AMA needing the membership and the membership needing the AMA? It is NOT us vs. them, we are one in the same. How did the AMA become "in charge" of us, rather than being "us" and the unified voice for "us"?????
Astro