Poe’s law: on the internet, it’s nearly impossible to tell.

I’ve seen it enough that it could be a meme or it could be a disturbing trend.

I really doubt it. Have you seen reality? I wish the whole thing was satire.

even if this specific example were, the law of large numbers means there’s a very high likelihood that at least one person really holds this attitude.

You’d like to think that, but I’ve heard multiple people say “better wrong than liberal” without any sarcasm over recent years. This is absolutely a belief of some.