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[–] rowrowrowyourboat@sh.itjust.works 161 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (26 children)

No, it's not at all. This is total nonsense. If anything, superheroes are usually persecuted by the government.

Spider-Man specifically is literally an outlaw.

And look at the X-Men. Half the time the gov wants to wipe mutants out.

Maybe you can say that about Captain America, but he was created to defeat the Nazis. So yeah, who the fuck is not on the government side in this situation?

And when the gov became corrupt, Captain America became an outlaw.

So whoever is upvoting this and whoever created this doesn't know much about Marvel or comics.

I mean I don't know that much, but I know the bare minimum to know this is nonsense.

[–] ninjabard@lemmy.world 60 points 2 months ago (16 children)

It's a major driving force in Civil War even the watered down version in the MCU.

Tony Stark: I don't have powers but made something that almost wiped out a nation so we should all register with the government that really hasn't liked us all that much.

Captain America: That's a massive invasion of privacy and I fought against those who catalogued people, so get bent.

[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Also Civil War - Cap punches Iron Man, and Iron Man recoiled.

The same Iron Man that takes a tank round while airborne, has an uncontrolled landing, and stands back up with some scratches and scorch marks.

I loathe that film.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 31 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Since when has superhero logic ever held up to close inspection?

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago
[–] RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 months ago

Yeah, that take is beyond ridiculous. If unrealistic fiction movies get you that riled up, stick to other genres. There are some great documentaries, too.

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