Apparently, he was a pro-small-government communist. Stupid, but no stupider than pro-big-government libertarians, like Bill Maher.
Some people have brains too small to house a consistent ideology.
Bill Maher is a communist - belonged to the SDS and recently defended that radical, violent group. Ayers, Obama, etc. are from SDS. “Students for a Democratic Society.” Nothing democratic about Marxism.