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it's because its auhor, Sally Rooney, is a self proclaimed commie in real life. in the book, Connell is a insert she made, an archetype of the boyfriend she always wanted to have. it would be comical if it wasn't so entitled of her to do that. even his mom is a commie, I rolled my eyes sometimes on my reading.
the TV show brushed off the politics, and that's why it worked.
her next book is even more political, and no one cared about its TV adaptation. well, I guess it's because they didn't toned it down.