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Block, block, block. You have to beat Youtube with a hammer to steer the algorithm, but it'll catch on eventually. And one thing to avoid is hate-watching. Youtube doesn't care if you're only watching it because you hate it, it just cares that you're watching it.
And right-wingers get into Star Trek for similar reasons to liberals--because it's entertaining, and it reflects their values. Only, they don't see the space communism, the egalitarian society, the infinite diversity in infinite combinations. They see the mighty starships roaming a war-ridden galaxy, essentially stand-ins for American Navy vessels (as every "Constitution" class ship makes clear in its name). They see simple morality plays where a majority-white-male crew consistently demonstrates the superiority of their wits and values over other races, while also hooking up with alien women. It's a myopic view of the franchise, but it can certainly describe a lot of the original series, a fair amount of nineties trek, and the whole Abrams trilogy, too.
I’m not a huge fan, but I have an appreciation of the series. And hearing of these myopic views of it is very sad, and endlessly concerning for our future.
Just turn off your watch history, and you won't have to deal with any "Algorithm" crap. If you see something you like, press the "Like" button or add it to a playlist— You can explicitly steer and basically whitelist types of videos for YT to recommend to you this way.