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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Yes, politics have always been apart of media, but I think the problem he, and many others, have these days is that it feels like the social commentary is thrown into your face to the point where the story feels tacked on. Back then, the commentary progressed within the confines of the story itself so it didn't feel in your face. Like one issue of Spider-man had Robbie's son trying to get Peter to protest the Vietnam War and Kingpin used the protests to steal the tablet of time. These days, 70% of the issue would be just seeing the protests with maybe a shimmer of a story involved.

Hell, just look at Doctor Who's The Green Death from 1973 and compare it to an episode from the recent season.

None of this invalidates my point, which is that the politics have changed. Some of those political changes are how much politics are talked about and how much people care about it. Talking about politics used to be considered "impolite" or "improper" (which is an entirely different argument), but now talking about politics is considered necessary. Nothing gets fixed or changes if we don't talk about it.

Most capitalist media is targeting a younger audience, so whatever the politics are, the older generation won't always agree with it. Remember all those comics, movies, and music that were "destroying our youth" back in the 90's? Those same "destroyed youths" are the ones bitching about the kids now.

Now get off my lawn and use your damn turn signal!