Hmmm....maybe the membership of “Friends of Abe” has been growing lately?
I know I was surprised to see Hunger Games hit the big screen with the message mostly intact (so far anyway—one episode to go yet) given its obvious slant against a tyrannical, centralized, government and its emphasis on individual liberty.
I still think Hunger Games is quietly creating a legion of young people who are going to be skeptical of DC much earlier in their lives than would have been the case otherwise. This is why the NSA snooping scandal cut so deep into the youth support for Obama I suspect.
Conservatives I know all come away from Hunger Games realizing how much the capitol city reminds them of DC/hollywood. I don't think liberals connect the dots at all. As you said, hopefully the younger generation can use this as a reference point to identify the problems we face.