It is useful to pretend to be one of them - or at least an “initiate” in their ways.
If they shun you, then they risk looking like they’ll be driving people “to the enemy.” If they try to explain, they’ll sooner or later admit to being bullshitting.
“Never celebrate a victory until you’re standing over the podium,” was something my mother would say.
Saying “the West is done”, just like the “dead horse” that is Communism (that, while “being done,” still terrifies the imperialists to beat this supposed dead horse) is not prudent. They’ve gotten out of tough spots before, so we must first watch and wait.