Originally Posted by
Metal Sphere
Please don't do this. Many members have posted very well written reasons why the X-Men as an allegory for ethnic, racial, and sexual minorities falls apart beyond superficial comparisons. That was before the Krakoan era, and before the latest expansion. In fact, comparing mutants as they are now in the MU with minorities would be playing into the grossest, fear mongering crap hateful bigots say in real life. Things like [insert group] wants to impoverish your group, take all the power, pervert society, become the ones in charge, etc... By all means revel in the feats our heroes are pulling off, the fantastic Pepe Larraz art we're getting, but the story Hickman and co. are writing has a consistent subtext running through it. One that is wholly incompatible with the strife and struggles of real world oppressed people.
Anyways, back to SWORD, I'm glad people remembered what Ewing said about Abigail's position eventually leading to conflict between protecting Earth vs Krakoa. Right after the line everyone keeps citing where she says she doesn't work for Krakoa, Magneto chides her and points out the origanization is staffed and funded 100% by mutants, and she herself is a mutant. For example, this latest move by Krakoa? It gave her another SWORD station. There are millions more of her people, they're now the capital of the solar system, and the regent (ruler) of all in the solar system is a mutant. She is a fool if she thinks she's going to at any point prioritize protecting the Earth over Arrako without the Council yanking on the reins to get her under control.
Also, props for everyone breaking down why there are legitimate reasons why countries and people would automatically reject the expansionist actions taken, the instant diminishment of this location being the capital (center of power) of the Solar System, and a new ruler for ALL life in the system. Trying to paint people as bigots in-universe for not going YASSSS when you're being commanded to bend the knee to some far flung clowns you had no say in. Kings, Presidents, Cultural leaders, fans of representative rule, etc... have all the reason in the world to dislike this. And being told it's not so bad, you have this seat at the table we've unilaterally created, is incredibly condescending.