Without success because people like you have been fighting them every step of the way trying to hold back progress. It's hard to overcome inertia, and it's almost impossible when there is an organized resistance. It becomes absolutely insanity-inducing when said resistance uses its own success in warding off progress as ammunition for holding back progress.

I'd say I was exceedingly un-harsh, even downright polite, considering the long-term damage that has been inflicted.