"I write it because I want it to come true"

A few discussions and comments online have prompted me to revisit some old ideas. For instance, Charles Stross recently brought up the whole fantasy-is-a-pro-monarchy genre idea, and James Nicoll touched on writers working in genres where the "core political assumptions" (such as contempt for the rule of law in UF) went against the writer's personal beliefs.

Leaving aside the Stross comment, which I've sniffed at before, let me throw a question out to you: Do you read/watch/consume...