Title says it all.
I am a huge 40k fan and I know how problematic 40k is with its portrayal of endless war and facism. Comrade @relay@lemmygrad.ml has put it best:
Maybe all of the 40k factions are fascist and that universe’s lore has no dialectic of class struggle and is to violent to be realistic, thus serves as part of the superstructure for fascism.
it reinforces the idea that the conflict between tribes will always supercede the conflict between classes. It’s wrong on so many levels.
And yet I can’t hate it. I have a hard time taking 40k serious and seeing it as more than a silly boardgame with cool minis and (deliciously) stupid lore.
Same with B99. I know that the show is horrid copacanda, I know that shows like this prevent people from seeing pigs as the pigs they are because “funny cop show portraits them as silly and relatable.” But I still like the show a lot. I like the characters and just pretend that it plays in a parallel universe were cops aren’t the worst.
I just sort of suppress any critical thoughts and take those things at face value without thinking about what they imply. It’s just very hard to find alternatives.
So yeah I feel terrible for finding enjoyment in this stuff even though I know I shouldn’t. Can anyone relate or do you perhaps have similar feelings towards other franchises?
No, I absolutely love peeking into the minds of petulant liberals. It’s sorta torturing myself idk, maybe I’m sadistic but I love forcing myself to watch The West Wing. God it’s such a different world over there. I highly suggest watching a few episodes and then listening to Chapo’s West Wing reviews. Chapo tore them a new one and perfectly describes everything wrong with the show. My favorite part is how Democrats in the show are depicted as so smart that they can sway Republicans, when in reality Republicans will never be convinced of anything because their corporate handlers mean more than any free thought in their mind. And don’t even get me started on documentaries about Democrat presidents