amnesiac?

I don't think I've ever had an epiphany as you describe... but that may be owing to my basic nature. I'm what, for now, I'll call an optomistic cynic. In other words, I expect bad things of people, but in the long run, I think things will be better.

Except in the politcal field...

As for Doodles, at least he's not watching the world though rose tinted spectacles. From what I've seen of his posts, he seems to see the world as it is, rather than as he might want it to be. While his choice of word may be... impolitic, his assessment is usually without wishful thinking.

This is true in the post you quoted, and in the one he made in this thread. In this thread specifically, it seemed an appropriate response to what seemed a bit of a tantrum.

And I'll note he said nothing overtly antagonistic either to you or about you on this thread