It's not hard to understand where Nick is coming from. To most of us (I hope), we're largely looking in and laughing. Nick is arguably the top general of ISWV in the ISWV vs KV war. No, Vic didn't ask for this, but it's not a long shot to say that without Nick's intervention, Vic may very well have already had a funeral by now.
While Vic remains silent, Nick has been fighting hard. As he should, he largely acts only mildly annoyed, but being accused of being a racist, having multiple people threaten your job, be accused of federal crimes, continuously have your income threatened and to be potentially be facing down the barrel of a legal battle yourself as a fairly young Father of 5 is more than many can handle.
He's done all this largely because he believes in Vic and believes in the spirit of justice that's supposed to be at the heart of the law. Now imagine that same man you're fighting tooth and nail for - the one who you've subjected yourself to substantial pain holding the line for him and pushing the rabid mob back, had the power to end your joint enemies, and repeatedly chooses not to. While you toil away, recruiting thousands of people and being a leader in raising over a quarter of a million dollars, he can only offer platitudes from the sidelines. Imagine after doing all that for this man and his cause, he's not willing to publicly acknowledge you as a friend. This isn't about whether it would be risk-free for Vic to do so.
Can you imagine waking up every day and fighting someone's war for them while they smile and play the innocent victim and won't acknowledge you? The financial compensation is neither here nor there. This is an emotional and relationship-based gripe.
Imagine what that all feels like emotionally, combine it with too much alcohol, and you get what we saw on stream. A front line general frustrated the man he's fighting for won't swing the big stick to end the war and won't publicly give him any medals for his service, all for his image, the possibility malicious actors will paint him as not so innocent and "staying true to himself".