Is/Was Cyclops Right ?

[Cube]

84% of people think it was a good idea to start an anti-government commune in the middle of the woods (what? That's what it looks like if I'm a civilian, or a Mountie)

Seriously, right?

How dare the majority of people have a different opinion than me. They must be wrong....somehow.

[Mikekerr3]

84% of people think it was a good idea to start an anti-government commune in the middle of the woods (what? That's what it looks like if I'm a civilian, or a Mountie)

When the government is a crimina lconsparcy and filled with murderous bigots and idiots like the govement in thew MU it makes a lot of sense, Supporting that govement is what would take moral/ethical gymnastics to justify

[AJpyro]

Is there a good government in the MU?

[Batman#22]

My vote will remain a mystery forever!!

.... unless someone reads my avatar.

It's time like this when I wished this website had "liked" buttons like Youtube. I would have liked your comment.

[somacula]

84% of people think it was a good idea to start an anti-government commune in the middle of the woods (what? That's what it looks like if I'm a civilian, or a Mountie)

With a goverment like dark reign or something worst, well

[Coal Tiger]

Is there a good government in the MU?

Art imitates life.

[AJpyro]

Art imitates life.

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I concede a nod and a raised eyebrow to you good sir.

[ImprobableQuestion]

How dare the majority of people have a different opinion than me. They must be wrong....somehow.

We didn't say they were wrong. I used the data to infer a point.

[dragonmp93]

84% of people think it was a good idea to start an anti-government commune in the middle of the woods (what? That's what it looks like if I'm a civilian, or a Mountie)

Well, given that said government keeps building sentinels and that doesnt care at all about what happens to the mutants; that is the only way to survive.

[Coal Tiger]

We didn't say they were wrong. I used the data to infer a point.

What kind of point? That Superhero fans generally like outlaws? That they prefer rebels to the establishment?

What was the point you were inferring?

[People Of The Earth]

Well, given that said government keeps building sentinels and that doesnt care at all about what happens to the mutants; that is the only way to survive.

Oh wow, super-false.
Hiding in a canadian cave isn't the only way mutants have to "survive" this, that's just propaganda.

[Galerion]

What kind of point? That Superhero fans generally like outlaws? That they prefer rebels to the establishment?

What was the point you were inferring?

Personally I must say that I would have no problems with Superheroes working for the government and not do their own thing. If anything it is a tired trope that all governments are untrustworthy and bad and can get nothing done.
Organizations like SHIELD should be portrayed as the mostly good guys and working for them should be nothing to scoff at. But hey that is just my opinion.

[maxi_miceli]

Personally I must say that I would have no problems with Superheroes working for the government and not do their own thing. If anything it is a tired trope that all governments are untrustworthy and bad and can get nothing done.
Organizations like SHIELD should be portrayed as the mostly good guys and working for them should be nothing to scoff at. But hey that is just my opinion.

The problem with that is that portraying massive police organizations like SHIELD as the good guys clash against reality, mostly when those organizations are spy organizations, it would be a completely naive portrayal and it would look like it was only made as government propaganda, which had stopped selling a long time ago, not even the FF are shown as being pro-establishment anymore

[Galerion]

The problem with that is that portraying massive police organizations like SHIELD as the good guys clash against reality, mostly when those organizations are spy organizations, it would be a completely naive portrayal and it would look like it was only made as government propaganda, which had stopped selling a long time ago, not even the FF are shown as being pro-establishment anymore

It doesn't have to be a 100% incorruptable force or anything. That's why I said mostly. That is just one of the things that the movies do better in my opinion.
SHIELD has a dark side as seen in Avengers and Winter Soldier but they are still the good guys and the Avengers are a part of that, fighting the fights that they can't fight. There is nothing wrong with that.

[People Of The Earth]

The problem with that is that portraying massive police organizations like SHIELD as the good guys clash against reality, mostly when those organizations are spy organizations, it would be a completely naive portrayal and it would look like it was only made as government propaganda, which had stopped selling a long time ago, not even the FF are shown as being pro-establishment anymore

Because "governments = bad guys" isn't a naive portrayal either ? The X-line (and comics in general) have been surfing on this trope since decades, even more now that Bendis is at the helm. Hardly riveting stuff.