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[-] TheIvoryTower@lemmy.world 123 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

It's the same story with tons of films: Taxi Driver, Joker, The Boys, Watchmen. They get universal praise from the left and right.

The Left: "This insightful satire shows the protagonist's slow descent from obsession and inceldom into terrorism and psychopathy. It serves as a stark reminder of how these thought patterns are the beginnings of a societal tragedy."

The Right: "I fucking love this guy. He just shoots the people he doesn't like. Based. Highly recommended."

[-] SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 63 points 9 months ago

To anyone who thinks this may be exaggerated, it's not.

My former friend got swept up into the right-wing pipeline hard these last handful of years.

Right-wing often folks like these characters because they unabashedly hurt people they think justify being hurt. Just like they would like to be able to do.

Once my friend started ranting about how he thinks the US is "overdue for another genocide" then staunchly defended himself over it, I told him to never fucking come back.

[-] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 6 points 9 months ago

You forgot Punisher. My first thought was "here we go, it's Punisher all over again".

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