It is sad when supporters of people like Terry Rondberg, President of the WCA, fail to understand that [creating] divisiveness [within the profession] fails to win them, or any of us, any friends or allies. It reinforces our enemies—to no valid purpose. Rond-berg's claim, in effect, to be king champion of the VSC is ludicrous. His money (and his supporters') is not where his mouth is. Our money (as a financial supporter of ACA's efforts in its multiple law suits) is where our mouths are! I have had many visitors at Texas Back Institute from the chiropractic world. All of them, and any reasonable person knowledgeable about chiropractic and its political disputes, have concluded that what we offer is solid chiropractic practice that "adjusts" the spine and cares for patients and their "subluxations". We just talk about it differently. Why? Because it works to educate the public and the world on how we can help them with their spine-related problems. When will we learn the lessons of how professions develop, evolve and GAIN JURISDICTIONAL CONTROL? The lessons are not cryptic, nor are they hidden. The whole professional world of business (e.g., the field of study called Organizations, Strategy and International Management) has studied professions for years. They have even published articles marveling at how DCs have survived—in spite of themselves. We have been used as examples of how to and how NOT to do it! One lesson is clear. NO PROFESSION survives its challenges BY COMPETITORS for jurisdictional control, unless it is united and speaks politically with one voice. That is NOT to say that there cannot be differing view points within the group. Indeed, there are multiple schools of thought in dentistry on the best way to use orthodontia to correct a bite. There are different views, and many heated arguments, among surgeons on the best surgical procedures for given conditions. Yet, for the good of the profession AS A WHOLE, they stand essentially united on issues of external challenge. Rondberg and his actions may be likened to the actions of Milosovec. They are the politics of old. He, similarly, will leave a legacy of waste, debris and lost opportunity. Jay Triano, D.C., Ph.D.
