Yes, Rutherfords manner was so awful and tactless!
We found an original copy of his 1940 booklet "The Fifth Column" in the State Library last weekend.
It was so full of blatant statements designed to incite anger towards the govts of all nations. After reading it, there is no wonder why "persecution" took place on JWs!
They brought it on themselves with this awful tirade of comments.
They poked the hornets nests....then complained when they got stung!