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I like King of the Hill and I've rewatched it a dozen times.
I think the biggest problem with the show is that Hank Hill’s values are rarely challenged with reasonable alternatives. There are a number of episodes where his foil is a somewhat ridiculous straw man.
And so you end up with Hank Hill who is outwardly conservative in his politics but pretty moderate and liberal in his personal views. But he can’t embrace liberal politics because a couple times a season they will throw out some absurd liberal that is failing to parent correctly or live right and reaffirm the correctness of conservativism.
If republicans acted like Hank Hill I’d have not problem with them, but they think they are Hank Hill while being Cotton.
I think they just don't outright spell it out for people but Hank is routinely proven to be wrong and sensitive in his own way. His ideals are constantly rubbed in his face.
He's American, respects freedom, wants conformity so much so he judges others for simply using a different heating source.
He thinks people should handle their shit but is massively insecure.
I can see how people miss it but he's literally the biggest snowflake ever and Bobby who I think is the shows counter to Hank is routinely the toughest cookie in the room. Pretty immune to judgement, confident and largely capable of punching above his weight class in situations most people think he wouldn't