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      This was always my favorite. Seeing conservatives say things like, “I loved you guys growing up! Why did you change?” And it’s like, they’ve been pretty consistent their entire career silly guy

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        It’s group identity shift conflicting with memory, I think. Group identity did allow agreeing with “you guys” 20 years ago, but now it doesn’t. It’s hard to choose in favor of things you liked and against your group.

        I’m from a completely different country and all, but 20 years ago my sister had a friend from such a family that she mostly was interested in Christian versions of all the same art, Christian fantasy, Christian rock, it’s strange. At the same time Harry Potter was allowed, and, eh, USSR nostalgia too. Now the former wouldn’t be, I think, and the latter has turned into something almost national-socialist, nothing cool there, in such groups. (OK, this might seem more contrast than it really is, honestly for such people USSR nostalgia even then had such traits, even a bit before I was born probably.)

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      Inability to understand and interpret parody and satire is a conservative trait which transcends cultural boundaries in my experience.