I get this and this is part of the basis of satire, right?
But the more speech is focused on the dark side, the more our brains focus on the dark because that’s how they work. Eg “Don’t think of a bear,” vs “think of a duck.” But it’s ultimately your writing to style as you’d like
He’s not a tool, they are foreign assets owned by Putin. Literally.
Actually ig he is a tool, you were right.