"But it is disengenuos to abhor other nations and their leaders for what we do and have done."

Of course we can abhor them.  And our own leaders that conduct actions.  It's a slippery slope when we start shrugging it off.  Authoritarian dictatorships are also the "way of the world", so should we just accept that for America?  If Trump announced in a few years that he's declaring a 'state of emergency' and will be postponing elections, should we just roll over for that?