I think it's tricky because he's vocally supporting Tommy Robinson. It's pretty similar to if he came out in support of the KKK or something like that.
As someone who did enjoy his writing it's quite shocking and really very disappointing.
I wholeheartedly disagree with this, what you're essentially describing is just watered down identity. The whole point of the value of anonymity is that all posts are equal.
Yes, I hadn't played Democracy 2, but I was going to buy Democracy 3 on a whim, instead when I found the high price I pirated it.
I got well past the initial hour mentioned in the blog, but after about the third hour or so my interest waned, it is pretty shallow and to an extent just feels like you are 'playing' a spreadsheet with the occasional random value thrown in.
I hope this doesn't sound too disparaging, since I did have fun for the four hours or so I played, but I wouldn't call it deep strategy at all, and I would have felt pretty let down if I'd paid full price for it.