Well, whether people liked it or not, he voiced an opinion that many people; from all political persuasions, agreed with. Whether the beliefs / feelings were fact based, or even the cause of many woes; that the people believed them to be, they had them and ( as an example ) you can't force somebody to eat Brussel Sprouts or Marmite.......if they don't want to. I'm personally more pragmatic, in order to not like somebody; they have to have done something to me personally.........or continually P****d me off...........or threatened to have killed me, or my fellow countrymen / women ( as in the case of ISIS ).......in which case the talking is over and I'd kill them on sight.