His politics are completely outdated (the 1990s called; they want their politics back). He's still stuck in the 2-party "both sides just as bad" paradigm.

When I reverted back to the Faith 20 years ago after 30 years of apostasy, the SSPX chapel I attended had a chapter of the League of Christ the King. It was through the gentlemen I met in the LKC, including its USA founder, Hugh Akins, that I began to see the world through an authentic Roman Catholic lens instead of the glasses given to me during my 16 years of a so called Roman Catholic education. We had great meetings and speakers, and I became a voracious reader of not only spiritual books, for Lord knows how much help I needed in that department,  but books and encyclicals dealing with Traditional Roman Catholic Social Doctrine. To cut to the chase, I'm deeply indebted to Mr. Akins, who I have kept in touch with over the years and have helped produce one of his offerings, and also to the other men who still remain friends or have gone on to their eternal rewards. I am certain my story is not typical. Mr. Akins and his apostolate has probably changed the lives of hundreds, possibly thousands of men(he also has a prison ministry).

Now, I'd like to address some of your points made above:

"He might be a good Catholic (I'll presume he is, though I honestly don't know him that well -- I don't know him at all personally)."

Well, Matthew, that's mighty white of you. You just might be a good Catholic too.  I'll presume you are as well although I don't know you personally. I'll also presume that you were in the middle of a bad day when you posted that gem. I learned that you shouldn't go near your firearms when your ticked off. The same should apply to posting on message boards.

"But his opinions on Donald Trump are foolish at best. His politics are completely outdated (the 1990s called; they want their politics back). He's still stuck in the 2-party "both sides just as bad" paradigm. His lexicon doesn't even include words like "patriots", "the Deep State", "drain the swamp". He needs to update his political understanding badly -- but perhaps you can't teach an old dog new tricks. He's pretty old (70s or 80s).

I think Hugh's politics can be easily summed up as an uncompromising adherence to  the Social Doctrine Encyclicals, especially " Quas Primas." As long as this country is not Roman Catholic, it is doomed. Most Traditionalists blow this off as an impossibility, but it is what it is.

Lastly, the "dog" that needs to learn new tricks remark another gem. I gather you were at the seminary between the ages of 18-20 or so?? The "dog" at that age was in the jungles of Vietnam and was awarded a Purple Heart for his troubles. Maybe you need to learn some new tricks like we all do. Humility, and a respect for our elders, is a good start.

Pax Christi.

Bothy, etc.

I got the same "Social Doctrine of the Kingship of Christ", Traditional Catholic worldview that you speak of, only Hugh Akins had nothing to do with it in my case. I'm more of a Tom Nelson and Bishop Williamson fan myself. Maybe that's why I'm not swayed (or indebted to) the man "Hugh Akins".

I was born and raised Trad Catholic.

Maybe there are some who are bigger fans of Hugh Akins than Bishop Williamson. Such is life. But I have my own subjective experience, and my own opinions. And as this is my message board, I'm going to give them freely. I consider them AT LEAST as valid as yours.

Regardless of how much good he did/does, the fact is that Hugh Akins' current "political worldview" is invalid, insofar as it doesn't match up with the objective facts/reality.

How does Hugh Akins explain, for example, the sweaty panic the MSM, Big Tech, Deep State, Dem party is in, with regards to Trump? You can't fake that kind of hatred, that kind of panic. Trump seems to be opposing the NWO in facts and deeds, not just words. He is against the Communist and Climate Change agendas (but I repeat myself). I'm not as old as Hugh, but I'm old enough to remember 90's politics -- nothing like today. Back then, it WAS, TRULY, a 2-party scam. Bush and Clinton were friends, for crying out loud! They both went to the same satanic rituals and the same Bohemian Grove.

It's almost as if the System, the Deep State and all its allies and appendages, is opposed to Trump. Hmmm, why might that be?

Hugh Akins basically says, "Because Trump is part of that system, he's part of the Deep State!"

Me: Um.... O... K.... So the Deep State is fighting to the death to unseat Trump, or die trying, because he is actually part of the Deep State?

Let me guess: you'd expect an undercover police officer (infiltrating a drug cartel) to shoot and kill 20 police officers, and blow up 2 police stations, just "to gain their trust"? I wouldn't.
When does common sense take over, and you say, "He is obviously not part of THAT group!" When I see a man doing that kind of serious, earnest damage to a target group, I am convinced he's not part of that group.

And actually Trump has done more than in that analogy. He's shutting down the "endless wars", the drugs/human/sex trafficking, and other operations which FUND the Deep State. You can't get any more AXE TO THE ROOT than that.

What was the last president who didn't start wars overseas? For most of us, it was before we were born.

This is a dumb thread. Why would you post about something like this after it's gone?