Eisenhower famously said, "Pessimism never won a battle." Or a war.

Yes, you are right, things look gloomy. But whenever I have thoughts like these, I ask myself, "What should we do? Our feet are in the alligators' mouths." There is no choice but to fight.

We need you polymaths to lead. The rest of us will do what we can. Resistance is growing--you cannot deny that.