He is. There is no disaster so bad you won't find somebody insisting everything will be fine. There is rarely any immediate penalty for being wrong. People use

He is. There is no disaster so bad you won't find somebody insisting everything will be fine. There is rarely any immediate penalty for being wrong. People used to privilege have never suffered any hardship from being wrong, so always choose whatever seems most comfortable at the moment. In unfolding disasters hey come out of the woodwork like cockroaches when the water rises, doing whatever they can to prevent any useful action.