At some point, you have to use your judgement and evaluate things for yourself. It is regrettable that a label like "patriot" has become something that instantly discredits something for a good chunk of the population. But we have to be vigilant about calling everything a dog-whistle because you risk becoming trapped within your own worldview.
You're being deliberately obtuse. It obviously doesn't end at "patriot". Read the guys post on substack. Look at his Gab(!) profile https://gab.com/NancyTracker