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Re:Supermensch: What does the superhero craze say about our ... by nickbauman on Friday March 13, 2020 @03:30PM (#22570181)
Superheroes are fascist in nature: the idea of "punching your way to justice" with all rules set aside is fundamental to the concept.
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Re:Supermensch: What does the superhero craze say about our ... by krapp on Friday March 13, 2020 @03:42PM (#22570273)
Classic, archetypical superheroes don't often just punch their way to justice "with all rules set aside." It's typically their strict personal moral codes and dedication to law and order that sets them apart from from supervillains. Superman as a character, for example, is anything but fascist.
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Re:Supermensch: What does the superhero craze say about our ... by pessimizer on Friday March 13, 2020 @04:21PM (#22570576)
Personal moral codes and dedication to law and order are two different things. There are very few modern movie superheroes who have a dedication to law and order as far as I can tell; they're generally vigilantes that do extrajudicial killings unless part of secret government programs.

edit: Wasn't Iron Man the bad guy in the Winter Soldier film precisely because he chose to be law-abiding?

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