goatface, part of what you say is a little inflammatory and not required - you shouldn't tar all with the same brush. I know that there are military ATCOs who will ask civil pilots to route around the MATZ for no other reason than they don't want anyone else in the MATZ, but there are those around who are well aware of the rules and stick to them on the basis that anything else would be idiotic and un-workable. Yes the MATZ is effectively worthless and if it was to do what it said on the tin it would be Class D; however, it doesn't and never will. That said, as Goatface states, good airmanship should dictate that you call the MATZ frequency and, if you don't get a response, make a blindcall stating your intentions just in case someone else is doing the same thing coming the other way. After that, keep a good lookout and continue on your merry way.