I remember a lot of people taking flak for same and just being incredulous watching it happen. Some of the discussions were very enlightening and I also recall closely watching dead’s posts at the time - I thought they were prescient. I was still forming my political opinions then and it was though provoking posts like that which set - or helped to set my political beliefs where they are.
Hopefully dead’s ego is sufficiently stroked now...
And don't worry about my ego, you can find plenty of stupid and wrong things I said back then too!