Ab-so-lutely. You're totally correct.
But that being said, the first impression is everything, and the first impression Hatred gave is one that screams, "Yo this game is DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMB". To the point where it really did feel like a Frog Fractions-esque style of misdirection. I was kind of expecting the Sunset Overdrive marketing guy to jump in through the window and shoot him.
At the end of the day, we'll see if there's more to this "protagonist" than what the trailer gives off. But from the wording on their website and the trailer itself, I don't think he's going to be anything except a vessel for mindless destruction. Which is, at best, boring.
Not gonna lie, I'll be massively disappointed if the game isn't as dumb in its premise as it looks. If only for the bait-and-switch at the very least and being robbed of some potentially great controversy at the most (controversy is a good thing. Yes, it's somewhat Marxist).