<i>I am making the point that the assumption people are making about what he meant is wildly unfounded, and is mainly useful for justifying their already-held opinions about him.</i><p>But (if you mean this idea that he specifically wants to bring back British colonialism) I don&#x27;t anyone thinks that he meant that.  So it seems like a weird charge to defend him against.<p>If that&#x27;s not what you meant (by &quot;the assumption people are making&quot;), please clarify.<p><i>(It is somewhat ironic that you make your point by rewriting my words in a way that significantly changes their tone, and likely changes how readers would interpret them.)</i><p>Sorry, I was just trying to simplify your text to make it easier to respond to that what seemed to be the core import of what you were saying.