‘I’m trying to understand when or how it’s “appalling” and “disgraceful” to criticize, question, or even rhetorically attack, an ally?’–GF

Trying to explain would be one worthwhile definition of futility.Either you know why his actions are beneath contempt or you do not.Either you understand why what he is doing is not in the interests of our civilization or you do not.Clearly you do not.I have passed beyond the phase when I believed that from reasoned discourse,truth will out.Much more likely is just a never ending, increasingly strident,ever more ‘picky’,journey into sophistry.

I decline,sir.You waste my time.