[Tanniker Smith]

No, it might've been just a story, but it'd been updated for television and for today. And, yes, I think they specifically chose this one to air first as a slap in the face. Problem is that the folks who were waiting for this weren't the ones that such a message should've been aimed at.

TZ had plenty of cautionary tales, some delivered a little better than others, but this thing took the sledgehammer approach.

btw, I wasn't aware of "liberal cues" in Harry Potter. If anything, the current film slams the liberal head-in-the-sand approach as well as the abettors in the media.

[Paradox]

I wasn't aware of "liberal cues" in Harry Potter

There are none, as far as I know, but there are some conservatives (some here on FR even) who can "find" such nuances in just about everything that comes out of hollywood.