If you had any idea the type of ridiculous garbage he does on a regular basis, you wouldn't be trying to justify what you said. It also doesn't matter whether or not you think your post should be deleted, because it wouldn't have been up to you.
You see "it's nearly identical, that's great for me", I see "I'm doing yet more copying of someone else's work", as is typical for him. That and claiming credit for things he didn't do. Everything he does is for attention. It's disgusting.