[what's up]

Economic conditions were so dreadful back then, there were so many people suffering and actually starving to death in Scotland and the abuses of the aristocracy so cruel and prevalent, that a compassionate soul who could not predict the future might well support some ideas to equalize matters a bit.

Also the excuse for the Bolsheviks.

[Sparky1776]

“Also the excuse for the Bolsheviks”

True but here he sounds more like a Tea Party type (though he was a revenue officer at one time) here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKT7qxk9-pw