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I mean - I know what people mean and everything. Sure it's lots of hitting and stuff and not an enormous amount more, but its theme is the true spririt of America defying the evil poltical hegemony of a sick administration, and it includes regular speeches like:
"Samuel, my poor, sweet Samuel. America doesn't need you. Can' you feelthat deep in those calcified bones? The dream you hoped would materialize is drowning in new technologies, political and social gray areas, and the never-ending war againstn unseen enemy. You exist only in America's imagination. unfortunately, Americans have no imagination. They live and dream vicariously through what they see on Television, in movies and through electronic games. Everyone wants to be someone else. No one want to be you"
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"This is the brave new world, Samuel. What scares me is a world without control, a planet where there's no morality and no homogenization. Gay marriage, abortion, stem cells, romanesque obesity, chemical pollution, global warming and the worship of false idols. Aliens like Superman and Martian Manhunter are contaminating the human ecosystem. America is becoming Sodom and Gomorrah in ways no one imagined possible. I'm going to restore this nation to greatness by any means necessary."
I mean, it's a bit cod and everything, but at the same time, it's a fucking highly political, idealistic super hero comic book that celebrates democracy, the right of people to choose and the wearing of glam costumes and not cynically exploiting people. You could argue that it itself is ridiculously exploitative and you'd not be far off. But still! It's way more interesting than most of the bunk on the shelves! Is no one else reading this? |
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