This is largely explained by all sorts of human biases. We overweigh the present moment and blow things out of proportion. In other words, we're always going to

This is largely explained by all sorts of human biases. We overweigh the present moment and blow things out of proportion. In other words, we're always going to overreact to how "evil" our least favorite figures are in the present. But with the benefit of hindsight, we'll do a more rational job evaluating them. I'm a liberal voter, but I found the liberal reaction to Trump's election to be extreme. People thought it was the end of the free world and progress as we know it. Someone I knew spent a large sum of money on a bomb shelter. When your assessment is that low, is there really anywhere to go but up in the future?