[Nachum]

I think that all of this is a bit of a stretch. Maybe Gulliver's Travels were written as political commentary, but it ended up on the cartoon channel.

Rowlings may be closer to a liberal democrat in her heart, but her wizarding world is a just a fantasy story after all.

[hinckley buzzard]

I agree. Back in my college days, shortly after the printing press was invented, we entertained ourselves by doing critical analyses of comic books and pulp novels. Anyone can do it, even a French philosopher. They're about the level of American college sophomores after all.