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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

This is who Superman was. A literal (illegal) alien saving humans and, despite his full ability to completely take over the world, trying to be a good human. People can’t seem to handle that.

Just reinforces my belief that if Jesus were to arrive today they’d throw him in a cage and then disappear him to a prison on foreign soil with no trial.

[–] ragas@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So basically exactly what the story said the romans did.

[–] Nikls94@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

And yet we see ourselves as smarter than those who came before us.

[–] buttnugget@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

This is not normal. It’s ok to have things like a right wing and a left wing, a conservative side and a liberal side, so to speak. But it’s not ok for the right wing to be any further right than, say, Bernie Sanders.

[–] Allonzee@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Just verification that they know their views are despicable at some level, even if they refuse to admit it to themselves.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

A not insignificant factor in breaking the early kkk was Superman beating the living shit out of dudes in robes for awhile. They're just mad it worked twice.

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[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 75 points 2 days ago (25 children)

The funniest thing is that the superhero they have a problem with is Superman.

If it were Batman, that would be different. Batman isn't a pure-hearted hero, he's a more complex character. If it had been someone in the X-Men, or pretty much any Avenger other than Captain America, there would be room for a discussion.

But, Superman is such a good, kind-hearted hero that it's basically impossible to be a good person and be anti-Superman.

[–] mad_lentil@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

But, Superman is such a good, kind-hearted hero that it's basically impossible to be a good person and be anti-Superman.

Right, the main complaint is that he's so perfect it's boring.

And also that he has a pretty Western/USA centric sense of morality, which you think Western chauvinists like conservatives would eat right up.

[–] MrFinnbean@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Personally i like stories where he strugless more with how yo use his powers without becoming a despot.

Its so intresting tought experiment how much some one who is basically a god should intervine before it is too much.

At what point enforcing law becomes tyranny.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Well, except he's a journalist and an immigrant and he fought against the kkk.

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 36 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Absolutely.

I know people can call superman boring, but to me what makes him even more amazing is that he has enough power to basically dominate everyone... But he doesn't, he always chooses to do the right thing and tries to give people a second chance.

It's part of the reason Zach Schneider's Superman sucked balls, because they tried to make him some dark edge lord that literally kills in the first fucking movie.

Supes is the last hero that remains as some sort of beacon of hope and fairness, which naturally goes against the fascist mindset.

A red hatter cannot comprehend having power and not using it to subjugate or enforce your will. It simply does not compute in their lead infested brains.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think it's a challenge to make superman interesting because he's both so powerful and so good. That's why, when I read / watch DC stuff, I like it when he's a side character, not the main character. I think Captain America is the Marvel universe's equivalent of Superman in terms of personality / attitude. But, he doesn't have anywhere near Superman's power, which is why it's easier to write interesting stories with him.

You're completely right that that's the mindblowing part of Superman -- that he has all this power, but he doesn't use it to reshape the world. Instead, he saves people from dying, whenever he can. And, he stops people from hurting other people.

I think a lot of the conservative mindset is that there are people who are supposed to be at the top, and people who are supposed to be at the bottom. If you're at the top, it's because you deserve to be there. If you deserve to be there, you have the right to impose your will on the people below you. Superman is undeniably at the top in terms of power, but he refuses to wield his power. That doesn't make sense if your world view is that might is right.

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