I’m not “defending” it, I’m pointing out misinformation as I understand it. I made and make no judgements on said information. Also, just fyi, I think this sentence:

With polymer notes its very viable when a security feature is missing or fake (one “trick” is packing tape for over two printouts) making usable counterfeits more costly then the note is worth.

…is missing some words or something, I can’t parse what you’re trying to say.