How can we cope without denial?

The end of the year is nigh, so it is time for stocktaking. 2017 has been "The year of being in denial" according to Prof WPS Sidhu. Emmanuel Macron's popularity as the President of France dropped from over 65% to 36% in record time because of perceived elitism, wanting to make his wife the official First Lady of France and a public spat with the chief of the armed forces. However, Macron could learn from his mistakes and try not make any new ones. "US President Donald Trump created history of sorts by registering a majority of disapproval rating of 51% just eight days after assuming office." This could be considered pretty good ratings given the constant stream of attacks against Trump in the mainstream media. Recently CNN had to retract a story against Donald Trump Jr and a reporter at the Washington Post had to apologize after a photograph tweeted by him, showing an empty arena for a Trump meet, was proved to be at the wrong time. Former agents on Robert Mueller's team, investigating alleged Russian links to Trump campaign, were found to have exchanged emails extremely biased against Trump. Actually, the Democrats seem to be in denial of Hillary Clinton's defeat and their constant attacks only solidify Trump's core support. There is no question of denying Xi Jinping's consolidation of power as the Communist Party incorporated his 'thoughts' in its constitution. Having doubts about the effects of Brexit is not really denial. Parliament will get a binding vote on the final deal struck by the government, to see that Britain's interests have been protected. This is like in any divorce where opposing lawyers try to maximise their clients' share of conjugal assets. Pakistani generals definitely seem to be in denial of the dangers of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor or it maybe that the generals will do anything, including betraying the nation, to get funds from China because the Trump administration is demanding real action against terrorists before releasing aid money. But even for them the Chinese demand of allowing use of the renminbi in Gwadar proved to be too much. China showed its displeasure by halting funding for 3 infrastructure projects along the CPEC corridor. India will probably not get a permanent seat on the UN Security Council or membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group but there is no harm in continuing to demand them. Everyone knows that North Korea is a nuclear weapons state but the regime must not be rewarded for its reckless behavior. China is to blame for protecting and encouraging the regime all these years so it should suffer the most. Although poor people in India suffered hugely from demonetisation they still support it because they have been fooled into believing that the rich suffered through loss of black money. Not politicians, we are the fools in denial.