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I did a deep dive on John Schmeeckle (mainly because I thought he was a bot) and learned that one of his ancestors (William Coon) allegedly had a somewhat similar approach and desire to be a "new type of communicator":

"...So William began to practice talking to people who were inclined to disagree with him. William wanted to be able to explain in a way that would encourage people to think about ending the war as the priority. And this is what William focused on. William wanted to be a new type of communicator, who was respectful toward those who strongly opposed his opinion. But William wanted to be able to persuade people also. And this meant William had to be able to point out the weaknesses in the arguments of the people who disagreed with him. William wanted to know that he would be respected at the end of an argument, and so he made a point of ensuring that his opponents knew that he would avoid using heated language.

This had the effect of making people willing to discuss their views, but it was extremely difficult to convince people without moving their emotions. William wanted to do this without explicitly rejecting the view of his opponents. William wanted to be able to have a honest discussion with those who didn’t want to think about his point of view. William wanted to be a true patriot, for the correct reasons, and not a person who simply identified with one side and therefore hated the other side..."

This came from https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Ancestral_Memories:_William_Coons_and_Julia_Wallacefbclid=IwAR2hwYj9MNHO8zXVx9CIaD9ZNkiDERB1EVbpzjHeoZqtJe04fabhaoKTgw4 which had been referenced on John's FB:

John Schmeeckle My great-great-grandfather tells the story of how the Union soldiers were corrupted by their experience on the famous march to the sea, and his wife tells about hiding her family's South Carolina origin : https://www.wikitree.com/.../Space:Ancestral_Memories...

I could be wrong but I think these "ancestral memories" are actually written by John Schmeeckle based upon his present day "communication" with his dead ancestors. See this:

Communicating with ancestors +4 votes 1.5k views

Over a year ago, I was told that it is possible to communicate with deceased ancestors, but I was cautioned to always have a respectful attitude when talking to them. I decided to try it and see what happened, and it worked…

On the “Day of the Dead” (the day after Halloween), I thought of the names of all of my grandparents and their parents and grandparents, and they started talking to me. Remorse came up immediately for some of them. I learned that women often had ongoing connections with living daughters and granddaughters, but most of the men had been isolated since their deaths. I was told – several times – that after death there is a kind of separation of what we call the soul into two parts. Each ancestor has a part that remains accessible to descendants, and a part that goes elsewhere. Memories are incomplete.

Ancestors want to see the well-being of their descendants. Ancestors also want to be able to talk to their own parents and children. Ancestors hope that living descendants will work their way back from their parents or grandparents to more distant ancestors, one generation at a time. This allows children and parents among the ancestors to talk to each other, when a living descendant is open to ancestral communication.

Ancestors want to avoid hearing from descendants who just want to ask questions about the family tree. Ancestors may not communicate with descendants with only this in mind. For this reason, it is once again a good idea to work your back from one generation to the next. Ancestors believe that descendants who are respectful will be pleased to talk about their own lives. Ancestors want their descendants to live will, and ancestors are concerned when descendants are struggling. Ancestors have the ability to observe the lives of living descendants, but they often do not do so. Ancestors may be inclined to be more observant after a descendant contacts an ancestor, especially if that ancestor had not had any communication with descendants before.

Some ancestors, especially those who were devoutly religious, may avoid communicating with descendants who don’t share their moral values.

Husbands and wives who didn’t get along with each other may be able to begin to communicate about issues that they never talked about before death.

One final point – I have heard some disturbing stories from ancestors, and proper respect demands that the ancestor be asked for permission before sharing such stories. The following free space page contains the stories of four ancestors, starting with a Swiss soldier in Germany who never made it home. The words are entirely those of the ancestors: I typed as their words appeared in my mind.

The ancestors gave their permission to publicly share all that appears here: Ancestral Memories: The Schmückle Family in Einod

sources profiles tobey delano peckham asked Jan 7, 2018 in The Tree House by Anonymous Schmeeckle G2G6 Mach 9 (95.7k points) retagged Jan 9, 2018 by Anonymous Schmeeckle https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/535187/communicating-with-ancestors

My theory is that John Schmeeckle desires to be a "new form of communicator" and is honing his skills here. He wants to have what he thinks is an "honest discussion" with those "who do not want to think about his point of view". He wants to be a "true patriot" for the "right reasons".