Where have I justified bad behavior?
You spend so much effort on being contrary that you don't even understand what you say.
It's already been pointed out multiple times and you've already deflected away as to not acknowledge it. You're continuing to expose yourself as justifying bad behavior for your chosen factions while wanting to hold your opposing factions accountable for their bad behavior.
Your words shift to what you believe wins an online political argument with each post. There's nothing of value in discussing issues with you because you're not even true to your own words.
One minute you say riots are okay because infighting is understandable while destructive actions by outsiders is never acceptable, then you say all destruction is bad, then you go back to protecting yours while attacking others which makes you no different than any aggressor in history. Hell, you even suggested that as long as Americans come together against others that our infighting is not a problem.
Okay, then why do we have so much domestic fighting in the first place? If the actions that drive domestic conflict are acceptable as long as we eventually come together against a foreign adversary, are those actions legitimately a problem at all?
Sounds like you want territorial conflict based on nationalism and expansion. As long as we all get behind the American flag we should go lay the smack down globally to ensure our best interests.
There have been so many expansionist villains in recorded history based on the fear that the lands would fall under the control of a single empire yet doesn’t that precisely describe the USA based on the notion that we "leaders of the free world" and the suggestion that it is our duty to police the world? It makes sense why our political leaders are fighting tooth and nail to "win" America because whoever controls America controls the world, or so seems to be the desire.
Are we (our government) the ultimate villain after all? We the people acknowledge corruption on both sides of our house yet not only are we not willing to clean up our own mess, we're just fine with these corrupt SOBs controlling the world.
I agree with your take of what Americans are supposed to be as far as unifying for freedom and promoting freedom everywhere. So perhaps we need to actually practice what we preach?
We need to get our house in order before we start indulging in these narratives about foreign dictators and our duty to cleanse the world.