since people on the right frequently change their tune on one thing if it affects them personally and leave the rest of their ideology unquestioned

I think you nailed it here; young, dumb and in love, but unable to process those feelings in a healthy way thanks to a conservative upbringing and internet irony poison leeching his brain, Kirk may have become the avatar of his internal cognitive dissonance…hence the blam blam

Tho you’re right, this is all just speculation until it’s proven, and these leaks are nowhere near enough