“All they eeyores are convinced ... “
You have to keep in mind that many people’s hopes and dreams have been beaten down. Seriously, I have no idea how I’ve maintained sanity myself :-).
They’ll fall in line as soon as the news breaks that things are really happening this time :-).
And you don’t sit on sidelines or in foxhole and uluate out your lamentations until the Fight/Battle/Contest is ******* WELL OVER!!!