Wow, reactionaries were able to recuperate They Live and Starship Trooper and Full Metal Jacket and American History X and Fight Club and American Psycho and Judge Dredd and WH40k to serve reactionary ends, but surely, surely this time it'll be different.
The 'value in satire' is that it makes leftist criticisms accessible for children of politically illiterate parents
I wasn't 'in the know' when I saw (like three of) those movies. I was an impressionable child whose father liked them unironically. They all helped me me to establish different opinions from him.
I wish everyone here already knew and accepted that. :debord-tired:
Wow, reactionaries were able to recuperate They Live and Starship Trooper and Full Metal Jacket and American History X and Fight Club and American Psycho and Judge Dredd and WH40k to serve reactionary ends, but surely, surely this time it'll be different.
The important thing is the cool smart people in the know were entertained by what also fed the hogs in larger numbers. :very-intelligent:
The 'value in satire' is that it makes leftist criticisms accessible for children of politically illiterate parents
I wasn't 'in the know' when I saw (like three of) those movies. I was an impressionable child whose father liked them unironically. They all helped me me to establish different opinions from him.