But not everything they co-opt is inherently a satire of them where they get to be a hero, unlike American Psycho or Fight Club. For example, Joker - objectively speaking, the shit that happens in the movie is more aligned with left wing criticism of capitalism. I think it was a generic movie, but are we not allowed to portray left wing ideas just because someone with billionaire presidents and millionaire governors think the movie supports him? What about Parasite? The movie portrays the poor as cunning and cutthroat - but that’s a surface level analysis, one that conservatives would no doubt agree with and identify with the generous, hardworking rich family.
You should be directing this towards specific examples of liberal critique. For example, the latest Civil War shlock from A24. It is based on 0 material analysis. Only vibes. It portrays conservatives as maniacal killers, and they will no doubt love it. Same with Far Cry 5 - although I’d argue they portrayed conservatives as heroes who are fighting against zealous cultists, but conservatives still got mad and tried to claim the stupid rifle song as “theirs”. None of these things have anything meaningful to say other than “thanks for the money.”
But not everything they co-opt is inherently a satire of them where they get to be a hero, unlike American Psycho or Fight Club. For example, Joker - objectively speaking, the shit that happens in the movie is more aligned with left wing criticism of capitalism. I think it was a generic movie, but are we not allowed to portray left wing ideas just because someone with billionaire presidents and millionaire governors think the movie supports him? What about Parasite? The movie portrays the poor as cunning and cutthroat - but that’s a surface level analysis, one that conservatives would no doubt agree with and identify with the generous, hardworking rich family.
You should be directing this towards specific examples of liberal critique. For example, the latest Civil War shlock from A24. It is based on 0 material analysis. Only vibes. It portrays conservatives as maniacal killers, and they will no doubt love it. Same with Far Cry 5 - although I’d argue they portrayed conservatives as heroes who are fighting against zealous cultists, but conservatives still got mad and tried to claim the stupid rifle song as “theirs”. None of these things have anything meaningful to say other than “thanks for the money.”