I prefer Styx talking only about US politics, since he knows literally nothing about how the system works in any other country. His hesitancy to address the farmer protest could be a tacit admission of his ignorance of Dutch politics.

More likely, he's worried about being kicked out of the country. He's probably there on some kind of visa, and the Netherlands have had sedition laws ever since WWII, aimed at keeping out potential fifth columnists. They had a big problem before the German invasion with Nazis entering the Netherlands to stir up sympathy for the Germans and foment against the Dutch government. If the current government decides to label Styx a foreign subverter, they could arrest and deport him.