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Question: Opinion of interpreting all political issues through the lens of Harry Potter characters, plot points, and themes?
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« on: February 25, 2017, 02:06:23 AM »
Quote from: Make Pepe Apolitical Again on February 25, 2017, 12:26:36 AM
Quote from: Chickenhawk on February 25, 2017, 12:24:41 AM
Quote from: Make Pepe Apolitical Again on February 25, 2017, 12:02:39 AM
Quote from: Chickenhawk on February 24, 2017, 11:50:29 PM
I don't know... ISN'T ALL POLITICS NOW GAME OF THRONES. OMG #Bannon is #VARYS ell o ell.

"All politics is Game of Thrones" and "all politics is Harry Potter" seem to be different crowds. The Harry Potter crowd seems more left-wing, which is why I can tolerate it even though I think it's annoying and voted for the second option.

I guess. I just find the prevalence of pop culture analogy to be annoying as a general phenomenon.

Oh, so do I.

It is a toxin.
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« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2017, 02:31:55 AM »
Quote from: AMA IL TUO PRESIDENTE! on February 25, 2017, 02:12:46 AM
I'm all right with politics-pop culture analogy, as long as it's done in good fun and not under the pretense of #analysis.

My preference is imposition of history on pop culture--referring to stormtroopers as Nazis or Soviets; calling the rebels the VC or mujahideen, etc. For whatever reason, the reverse comes off as smarmy and demeaning ("to understand Trump, just look at Voldemort!").
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