I think they're just someone with a realistic view of the ongoing environmental catastrophe and how capital/empire has responded and will continue to respond.
This "revenge" narrative is complete bullshit when the vast majority of his victims have done absolutely no harm to anybody. Dude is simply sociopathic.
It’s such an obvious an egregious violation of rights that (again, in theory) he would lose a lot of support over it and we’d potentially face riots and massive protests.
Lol do you live in USA? It's literally a fascist state. There will be no riots or massive protests except maybe in support of genocide, etc.
Yes, collaborating with genocide and fascism is never a good move.
If we had a legitimate resistance organization, we might have some hope. Unfortunately the dems have been working hard with their fellow right-wingers to attack any actual leftists.
... Or it could fund research to destroy the planet.
Let's be honest about which is more realistic. The state primarily funds violent technology in order to impose its control and maintain its privilege. It has literally been destroying the planet as an "externality".
Because USA has never been a democracy in any meaningful sense.