I was talking with another dad at judo today, and I mentioned Tom Clancy and was about to make fun of him, when he jumped in with "I love Tom Clancy!"
I veered to talking about the Tom Clancy books I did remember liking as a kid. We agreed that the books in which Jack Ryan is the president are likely bad.
He liked those books because he had been in the military for several years and thought the Clancy books were well-researched. It turns out his whole family was in the military. So, a fairly pro-military guy. He said a bunch of anti-Trump stuff, though. Also very pro-public transportation. So, that's encouraging.
Anyway, I realized most people do not almost offend people they don't want to offend because they put out feelers and don't have this strong instinct to mock things.