It isn't so much about outright rejecting the regime's stated rationale -- but simply not outright accepting its statements at face value, as many people seem o

It isn't so much about outright rejecting the regime's stated rationale -- but simply not outright accepting its statements at face value, as many people seem overly ready and willing to do. As if they're forgotten that, in addition to being mean, dictators tend to lie a lot. (This in reference to Ukraine; I don't really think too much about Taiwan).