This assertion is made about many "fringe" social/political sentiments (or alternatively, some version of "they're trolling you"), but I think people frequently

This assertion is made about many "fringe" social/political sentiments (or alternatively, some version of "they're trolling you"), but I think people frequently misunderstand how many practical similarities there are between one promoting these things "ironically" vs sincerely, outside of one's own mind.