More like Lolbertarians. Lolbertarians who make deliberately bad arguments where doing what has always worked in history is only going to bring trouble, while individuals and heroes do all the real work.
The show is made by Texans, after all.
They forgot that while they could expect their crazy yuri fans to stifle discussion, that would drive lots of fans away. They traded away victory in the market for victory in social media discourse.