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The author [1] merely stated many people distrust David French, in a highly tongue in cheek manner meant to hook people into reading the rest of the essay. You're the leaping to terms like "hate" and "you're either with us or against us", perhaps reflect on why you've done that?

At the very least, reflect on the immense irony of someone "losing all credibility in your mind" because you perceive them to have a "you're either with us or against us" mentality.

[1] who refers to themselves as "Resident Contrarian", to give you an idea of their intended persona