I really don't think it was an accident that the movie was satirizing the book. The book is apparently a lot of nationalist/quasi-fascist stuff while the movie is parodying that to high heaven.

I seriously don't see how anyone can take the 1950s style TV guy for example as anything but blatant satire. "This guy was convicted and will be executed live on TV all in the span of 24 hours. Stay tuned!"