Thinking about the many, many conservatives who thought Starship Troopers was a good, fun romp about killing evil aliens, think we're supposed to agree with the racist rants in the Sopranos, consider Gordon Gekko a role model, etc.
Thinking about the many, many conservatives who thought Starship Troopers was a good, fun romp about killing evil aliens, think we're supposed to agree with the racist rants in the Sopranos, consider Gordon Gekko a role model, etc.
Sometimes they know it's satire, and agree with it anyway. I encountered someone online who said Ron Swanson from Parks and Rec was one of their heroes, even though they knew he was written to satirize right-wing views.
Possibly analogous to when I see the image of a drag queen and a Muslim woman sitting next to each other on a bus, with the caption "This is the Future Liberals Want" and I say, yep, that is unironically what I want (and don't call me Liberal). Or when they say "Leftist want universal health care -- next they'll want universal housing too!" and my first thought is, you're damn right I do.