[bandyaboot]

It wasn’t necessarily retroactive, but it was always pretense.

edit: see Texas’ declaration of secession for what it looked like when they weren’t shy about saying the quiet part out loud.

[chargingmarmot]

This one is called a circumstantial ad hominem.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem#Circumstantial

[bandyaboot]

Not exactly sure what you’re getting at. Use your words.