There are as many increments between doormat and warmonger as your opponent has cities. This whining about how nobody likes you when you're conquering the planet really gets tiresome.
I think you missed the point. If you get DOW'ed, successfully defend yourself, you are not allowed to take a single city without getting diplo destroyed. Not talking about "conquering the planet", and expecting nothing but smiles as you war monger. More like being 99% peaceful (take one city after being attacked) and getting warmonger label for 5,000 years. Big difference.
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