The idea that South Park and Archer are responsible for the rise of Trumpism is one of those bizarre takes that I regularly see normal folks espousing on this platform…it just seems like it couldn't possibly be true… https://t.co/SBWDyzsPSH
— Noah Smith 🐇 (@Noahpinion) September 15, 2020
Yeah, it’s total horseshit. The left believes in the infinite power of words, as if Cartman is some sort of 12th Century magician-alchemist.
The economic and political environment explain 99% of the rise of fascism and fascism-lite, though. If South Park had anything to do with it at all, it was extremely negligible. Actions and effects in the real world are vastly more powerful than what some cartoon character screams about on some TV show.