• @Mouselemming
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    1924 days ago

    Captain America, here just in time to save Democracy from the fascists again.

    • @[email protected]
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      24 days ago

      I mean superheroes are kinda fascist by definition, but yeah sometimes it is tempting to have someone that can just… ya know…

      • Makhno
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        623 days ago

        Oh for sure. Superhero content just reinforces an infantalized mindset that’s a ripe bed for fascism.

        People get a hard-on for “strongmen” that break the law to get the “bad guy” because the government is too weak, evil, innefectual, yada-yada

        • Todd Bonzalez
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          123 days ago

          You should watch The Boys. It’s a superhero show that addresses this exact issue. It’s nothing like the Marvel universe, the superheroes are pretty sinister in this universe.

        • @Mouselemming
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          123 days ago

          Captain America respects the law, it’s kind of his thing. Not saying he’s never broken a law, but it’s not his first choice. Unless it’s the laws of physics, but that’s a convention of the genre which he’s upholding.