[ SECRET POST #2527 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2527 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Comments

You're assuming the heroes are being honest

[(Anonymous)]

Fiction is all well and good because we get to follow the heroes around and actually understand what's going on. In the case of Avengers, we knew the invading aliens were planning mass destruction and genocide and all these things. In that example, some smaller amount of destruction to prevent all that makes perfect sense.

In most real life cases, though, we just get the destruction and then the heroes telling us afterwards that it was necessary. We're supposed to take them at their word without really knowing why, and that has backfired before, especially in the USA. All our "catch the terrorist" regulations, anyone?

So...the people claiming fictional heroes are destructive are probably just the people who don't really believe the heroes were completely right.

Re: You're assuming the heroes are being honest

[crunchysunrises]

I would send your comment daisies and, possibly, cake. (Unless you'd like to claim internet flowers and cake for yourself?)

Re: You're assuming the heroes are being honest

[darkmanifest]

I really like this point, even though I disagree with the idea that the heroes should just do nothing if they aren't licensed to. This is why I like a nuanced exploration of the reasons why people might logically be suspicious of or outright oppose superheroes (or mutants or mages or whatever). Just because they're justified in reality doesn't mean people shouldn't expect them more from them than their honest-to-gosh word that everything they did was necessary.

Re: You're assuming the heroes are being honest

[(Anonymous)]

Oh no, I don't think heroes should stay on the sidelines or anything. I just think there are valid reasons why the rage against heroic destruction comes up, and it's part of that real life vs fiction friction. It's one of the reasons I like the X-Men storylines so much: they both explore racism and othering while also being reasonably concerned about people who can pick up cars and shoot fire.