I chalked the confederate aesthetic up to irl former confederates like Jesse James becoming well-known outlaws after the Civil War. It was definitely something I noticed, and I was like, "So the Union is bad in this scenario??????" but there wasn't really a a 1:1 connection between the irl and fantasy sides--like you said, the Firefly guys weren't pro space slavery or anything, so I gave it a pass at the time. Now it seems like an apologia for "the Civil War wasn't about slavery, it was about state's rights and the Firefly folks just want to do whatever they want and fly free without the bad old government breathing down their necks." So yeah, I agree that the large numbers of libertarians in the fan base was definitely a clue. I don't know where I'm going with this. I'm pretty much just saying "yes I agree" but longer, lol. Anyway, this place runs on :posting: and :im-doing-my-part:
I chalked the confederate aesthetic up to irl former confederates like Jesse James becoming well-known outlaws after the Civil War. It was definitely something I noticed, and I was like, "So the Union is bad in this scenario??????" but there wasn't really a a 1:1 connection between the irl and fantasy sides--like you said, the Firefly guys weren't pro space slavery or anything, so I gave it a pass at the time. Now it seems like an apologia for "the Civil War wasn't about slavery, it was about state's rights and the Firefly folks just want to do whatever they want and fly free without the bad old government breathing down their necks." So yeah, I agree that the large numbers of libertarians in the fan base was definitely a clue. I don't know where I'm going with this. I'm pretty much just saying "yes I agree" but longer, lol. Anyway, this place runs on :posting: and :im-doing-my-part: