Somewhat similar:

Heinlein in 1959: writes extremely militaristic and some would say fascistic book with tons of xenophobia and racism projected onto an alien race

Paul Verhoeven in 1997: “Jesus fuck! That’s a BIT much for today’s audience!” directs over the top parody of fascism and militarism, including deliberately annoying and explicit propaganda infomercials

Most people in 1997: “Huh! I never knew Paul Verhoeven was a literal nazi!”