It went from locker room talk with him acting offended children were being harmed (also by “illegals”) to why won’t he release the records.

His baddy status is more confirmed.

“Defense” sells better than “war.”

When we go to war abroad it is in "defense" of our interests.

Please note the use of quotes. I’m not saying it should be this way. I’m saying that’s the spin/marketing and that it works.

His uninformed voters buy it.

It’s that simple. That and Trump is used to bullying.

No one said “free world is blameless.”

You inferred it somehow and railed against what no one said. Many do, however, identify most closely with nations not ruled by an autocrat or dictator.

That the liberal countries are most likely to reject the invasion of another free country is not surprising and the “free world” is an apt descriptor for which countries are most likely to support Ukraine.

But “free world” doesn’t mean blameless. No one asserted that.

It’s seen as what-about-ism.

Painting everyone here with incredibly broad brushes and very certain tone means you’ve lost the trust and good will of your readers.

They then see what I said in the first sentence of this comment.

It didn’t need to be that way. You’re on Lemmy. It’s one of the places a person is most likely to see frequent criticisms of US warfare by US citizens. But you’re acting like the actions of an aggregate nation are the reflection of unanimous and ongoing support.

It’s not an accurate perspective.

You still sound absolutely certIain that everyone here is as you describe. And that means you’re wrong.

Please stop, breathe, and recalibrate. Because done differently, you’ll find many here agree.

You’re making way too many assumptions and I think that’s part of why you’re not being well received.

Can you examine your own certainty and superior tone when, to my knowledge, you haven’t asked a real question yet? You seem just know.

And, no, you initial exclamation having question marks just makes it an incredulous exclamation. Not a question.