3/4 of you believe that the international security situation is presently less dangerous than at the height of the cold war. But the latest advance of the "Doomsday Clock" is based on the assertion that the situation is now *more* dangerous. https://thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/current-time/ …https://twitter.com/JesseLReynolds/status/1220712745064112130 …
(Some) people seem to be deeply pessimistic, often in ways that contradict clear evidence otherwise. Some advocacy organizations propagate, amplify, and capitalize on this pessimism.