False hope causes people to sit on their duffs and allow the enemies to gain more and more ground. Even FR will muzzle you if you dare to invite open discussion regarding the legitimacy of the letter that follows P and precedes R.
I think there are plenty here who run the pessimistic route no matter who or what is being discussed including Trump. He has been a great force but is far from perfect but given our current choices I think he offers some actual truth.