“better and tougher, and farther thinking politicians win more offices”
The people in the west don’t want that.
They want cheap food and energy. And they realize Russia does no have the ability to widen the war.
They want out.
Not everyone in the West are pro-Russian surrender monkees by any means, many still vote for a strong defense and a strong NATO, many have family in NATO or are serving in it right now and are enjoying seeing Russia paying such a price that it makes their job of protecting the West from Russia, safer.