I believe the beginning of your first sentence is correct, however the remainder of the posting seems to reflect a very idiosyncratic world view, which because it is so personal to this poster does not readily lend itself to examination by any objective standard, except perhaps as a psychological study.  It would be more valuable were the poster to include some citations or examples to support what may very well be statements based on a particular bias rather than any actual factual grounding.  It is unfortunate that the progress previously suggested has proven to be short-lived, if not nonexistent from the beginning.