Simply destroying something is the easy road. Because it means you don’t have to think about what the problem is, only know that it’s bad.
It’s definitely harder to build something from nothing, but that’s not the “solution” being offered. It’s tomorrow’s problem that you don’t have to worry about yet.
It’s not the easier solution, but it is the easier thought.
The world has been ending for a long long time. This is just the latest speed boost we’ve run over.