Teribus - when will you learn (never probably, I accept this) that sneering at people does not get your point across (mea culpa, I've been known to do it too, but only in extreme cases such as Gibbering Martian & Muppet, or so I plead)?

I have been here... long enough. I often don't agree with you. Generally, though, your arguments do have a better basis than most, even when I disagree. And then you start sneering & I think...

Cut out the sneering. Anyone that wants to be Cassandra is not worth listening to. You can, and often do, present information well worth thinking about. But if all people see is "Oh, it's that twat again..." you achieve nothing. There's no point in being right (even if you are right) if, like Cassandra, no-one listens to you...

You're perfectly capable of making a good argument. There are many who will disagree simply because your name is on it (more fool them). You have no need to hand them superfluous ammunition. Think on that.