What it used to mean is the ability to pick up things that aren't explicitly spelled out, subtlety and symbolism etc. Things like recognizing Starship Troopers is trying to make fun of its source material.
The change came when they couldn't understand that people loved Starship Troopers type shows despite it trying to make fun of them. That people could recognize that fact and not give a shit because it was fun or the satire was that bad.
They can't fathom not treating Canon as Gospel nor someone not understanding the 12039142354 rules of the Prevailing Leftist Narrative in our society, so someone who doesn't must be stupid.
Starship Troopers is the best example to use. Paul Verhoeven said the movie is about fascism. If you happen to use your critical thinking skills and correctly note that nothing in the movie is actually fascist and the closest you get is that it borrows the aesthetic of the mid-century Germans, you get told your opinion is wrong because it doesn't agree with the leftist perspective.
Verhoeven is a great example that even people who saw legitimate Nazis face to face will just say Nazi to anything they dislike.
In that way, its "fascist" because it looks just like America to him, and because America is Nazis to begin with that explains everything there. There is no "literacy" needed, its one insane losers extremist politics that only makes actual sense once you have him directly explain it.
Its like seeing the philosophical musings in Sonichu. Yeah we could find some that legitimately are represented through it, but in reality its fucking CWC fistfucking a girl he likes that he drew with crayon.
What it used to mean is the ability to pick up things that aren't explicitly spelled out, subtlety and symbolism etc. Things like recognizing Starship Troopers is trying to make fun of its source material.
The change came when they couldn't understand that people loved Starship Troopers type shows despite it trying to make fun of them. That people could recognize that fact and not give a shit because it was fun or the satire was that bad.
They can't fathom not treating Canon as Gospel nor someone not understanding the 12039142354 rules of the Prevailing Leftist Narrative in our society, so someone who doesn't must be stupid.
Starship Troopers is the best example to use. Paul Verhoeven said the movie is about fascism. If you happen to use your critical thinking skills and correctly note that nothing in the movie is actually fascist and the closest you get is that it borrows the aesthetic of the mid-century Germans, you get told your opinion is wrong because it doesn't agree with the leftist perspective.
Verhoeven is a great example that even people who saw legitimate Nazis face to face will just say Nazi to anything they dislike.
In that way, its "fascist" because it looks just like America to him, and because America is Nazis to begin with that explains everything there. There is no "literacy" needed, its one insane losers extremist politics that only makes actual sense once you have him directly explain it.
Its like seeing the philosophical musings in Sonichu. Yeah we could find some that legitimately are represented through it, but in reality its fucking CWC fistfucking a girl he likes that he drew with crayon.