This is exactly why we didn't want you to have independence. You clearly weren't ready. I mean the whole Trump issue was one thing, but this... This is just monstrous.
What's worse? A smart guy pretending to be dumb while tearing apart a country? Or a dumb guy pretending to be smart while tearing apart a country? Silver lining on the latter is at least you see all the stuff they're too dumb to hide.
I see your point, though I don't necessarily see it as a good thing. "Calculated" can be much more damaging depending on what the goal of the calculation is.