In other words, this is a group who have come to realize that they were marks in an extensive con.

To paraphrase Tony Montana, "You stupid fucq. Look at you now!".

Why trust those with proven poor judgment?

The Spaz Party?

Incoherent, even as nostalgia. Dishonest, meant to be weaponized for factional advantage: his own audience do not want to hear about equality before the law, but only about double standards benefitting them.