He was a big fan of fascism and nakedness. Draw your own conclusions.
"That rifle on the wall of the labourer's cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy.
It is our job to see that it stays there." - George Orwell
His politics is one of the things that made the book interesting. He was into fascism for a time, he thought it promoted physical culture. He was all about nakedness and sex. I had heard of him before this book, but did not know what he was about.