Hammer,
Sadly I feel that you are right. This has degenerated to a farce. Sad, because there are a lot of folks on this forum who could contribute so much to trying to get to the bottom of this mess, but we all too often end up like this.
Fly safe, guys and if you are determined to become a statistic, then make it a positive one by contributing to the numbers that do ther jobs professionally and correctly, making aviation the great business it is.
Mina hambha manje.