Just about everything, no matter how awful it may be, has supporters somewhere. Serial killers might live a life of solitude in the real world, but get their story on the news and put them in prison for life and it's all but guaranteed that some lunatics will come out of the woodwork to marry those monsters.

Along those same lines, think about how many records Nickelback sells and then think about how many Nickelback fans you know. Unless you live in the deep Midwest, there's probably a huge disparity between the two. We all know Nickelback is selling records, we just don't know who's buying them.

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Nickelback isn't the only seemingly evil entity with legions of supporters who, for whatever reason, remain closeted in their fandom. Some of the most hated organizations in the world also happen to be the most successful. This column is all about why I think that may be the case.

That's also the first topic of conversation on this week's Unpopular Opinion podcast.