In their defense, they don't see the authoritarian boot and feel compelled to lick. They see how their hated enemy, normal people, get upset because of that authoritarian boot and in response lick the shit out of it so those normal people feel sad.
It depends. Do those children believe in another god or are they possibly wearing clothing made of more than one kind of thread? We might need more bombs.
He fucked himself into buying it by knowing nothing about how business acquisitions work, no one tricked him. He was and remains still a fucking idiot.
His life is filled with dumb decisions that ended up resulting in something good. I think he just wore out his accidental luck button.