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Just because these are truly awful people doesn't mean they can't like out-of-this-world-amazing science fiction.
by spacedcowboy 1y ago
Just because these are truly awful people doesn't mean they can't like out-of-this-world-amazing science fiction.
- krapp 1y agoConservatives apparently like Star Trek. A series that has worn its socialist and progressive politics on its sleeve for decades. A series whose entire ethos stands in defiance of everything they believe in, and represents a utopia they would consider Hell on Earth. I guess because if you don't pay attention, which they must not, it seems like it's just about militarism and conquest, and thrilling spaceship adventures with pew pew lasers. IDFK. As the article points out, people like Musk and Zuckerberg miss the entire point of the things they read. They probably watch Star Wars and root for the Empire. I miss the days when nerd culture wasn't so infested with Nazis and incels and influenced by fascist billionaire douchebags.
- mrguyorama 1y agoMel Brookes understood this very well. Essentially, morons cannot see past the very superficial surface details. They don't see how Star Treks universe claims all this good comes from literal socialism. They see cool looking spaceships. It's like how morons do not see the Star Wars Empire as obvious Nazi propaganda ripoffs in their aesthetic, they think they are cool and have cool uniforms and do cool marching. The ONLY way to ensure morons don't outright celebrate the horrific (but maybe fashionable) things you show in fiction is to ensure that it always comes with a side of making an absolute mockery of the fascists. You have to laugh at them, to their face. It's the only thing that works.