I think this sums up quite well why people are complimenting the guy now. He's saying things that bulls want to hear.

I will say that his bitcoin posts are alright, in that there is nothing really offensive in there (except when he's attacking another user, which is fine if he attacks THAT USER and doesn't generalize). It's the rest of the stuff that annoys me, and honestly I can't just dismiss that stuff. It's to the point where even when I agree with the guy, I really hate to admit it out of not wanting the guy to think I like him.

Believe me, I know there are people on here who feel the same way about me. I'm not fooling myself. But at least I can sleep at night knowing that it can't be because I'm a bigot.

In short: I wish the guy would just stick to the bitcoin posts.