Subtext in Satire is a value judgment or opinion held by the writer. In the best satirical writing, the Subtext is universal, something that just about anyone can relate to. In the very best writing, it points out something wrong with the world, a fatal flaw or weakness in humanity or the universe. It can even be a sad fact, something that cannot be changed, yet the writer is compelled to point it out, to yearn publicly for things to be different.
