@flamingkeys@fosstodon.org he was never perfect. In the past he usually had two categories of views "My religion tells me I am wrong so I am against it but I feel you should be free to do it legally"... and "That should be illegal and here is a well reasoned explanation of why.

I never liked the former as I dont feel creating personal morals based on "a book told me so" is sound ethical reasoning, so I disliked his personal decision there. But at least he reasoned that it shouldn't be enforced on others and as such still agreed with his legal conclusion in those cases.

As for the latter, his reasoning was almost always pretty sound in that regard and I could support a lot of what he used to say.

Most of my issues in the past with him were narrow and came where those two points had some gray area or overlap. For example he would be rather vocal in his feelings that being trans is a mental disorder, and while he could be right in that, or maybe not (I dont generally view it that way but its a tough argument to make), what crossed me is when he would treat people who were trans as being delusional, which is a big step up from sympathy and wanting to see them get help, thats just being hurtful and not productive. So I never liked that aspect.

But when we talk about the views he used to have on the law and what is politically acceptable, he used to be spot on. But lately he hasnt been as strong in that regard and his other more troubling qualities have seem to be the greater problem now.