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His statements about this were purely politics, and nothing more. He himself does not believe this. It's political revisionism.

I agree he could be doing political revisionism. But I fail to grasp, why?

To appear as a strongman in the eyes of those in power, those who are clearly incapable of introspection. And by such moves he himself gains power.

Yes, precisely. That's also why his argument includes Freud - as a Judeo-bolshivism dogwhistle.