Realism and negativity are not the same thing. You will note that I said make what progress that you can, but everyone in theater needs to factor in what has happened in the US.
Pessimists always call their views "realism."
I don't need anyone to tell me what to do. We're not stupid over here - well, unless you believe John Kerry.
We're committed to making this work, though and we're not going to give up because of a setback.
Y'all go on ahead and doom the country and plan the big failure and stuff. Just don't be offended if we choose not to join you.