shen is objectively correct,
his position is not radical and i think you will find a great deal of people would agree with him openly that actively attacking fellow citizens is not a good trait.
and the fact that you think this would nuke his career suggest that his supports are either fucking hysterical nut jobs or you are a radical actor

On the subject of facts here's two more:
1. Shen gets a great deal of his exposure through twitter
2. Twitter is full of drooling idiots who will happily dogpile the poor bastard and label him a Nazi