I hope he’s right; I fear he’s not.
Athough he may be correct in saying “the twilight hour of socialism has arrived in our hemisphere", I agree with you that it is way too early to suggest a "twilight" has arrived in the U.S. (And I am confident he is clearly aware of that.)
A quick look around the nation suggests quite the opposite, that socialism has steadily been on a rise during our lifetime rather than a decline.
It would be encouraging if we had a national opposition political party inclined to step up and effectively address the current unmistakable swerve towards socialism.
I agree with you, though it is a sad thing that we never seem to learn.
Even if he is right Trump only lasts 8 years max. Remember what happened after Reagan? Things went downhill fast. Look at the POTUS candidates for 2020. They give me the chills.
He’s making statements designed to cause the socialists a bit of angst.....much more effective to say, “Not only will we not become like you, but we will also end up being the end of your doctrine as a working model.”, than to stop at, “We won’t become you.”