#even though vigilantes do all the work of aiding low income areas without any of the resources or legal protection that pro heroes have

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#this is the second fic ive read in two days that started strong and then devolved into pro establishment propaganda #this superhero au spent most of the narrative exploring the systemic class-related issues inherent to the vigilante/pro hero divide #and there's this whole drama with the pro heroes being dismissive and hostile to vigilantes #even though vigilantes do all the work of aiding low income areas without any of the resources or legal protection that pro heroes have #but then it ends up with the central vigilante being offered a position as a pro hero and being like ~*my dream come true*~ #NOOOO! stick to your guns!!!!!!! heroes are cops!!!!!!!! #and then this Other fic has fully entered Demonize Violent Protesters mode #the author has no idea that coordinated and deliberate property damage can actually be very effective praxis in the right circumstances #chooses instead to erase all that nuance and turn it into 'breaking a window is a sign that xyz activist character has become Evil' #idk man maybe im just used to techno fanbase being primarily anarchists or some other form of deep leftist #maybe it's because many authors in this fandom are high school kids who haven't started grappling with political theory yet #but either way it's obvious that the Marvel Cinematic Universe propaganda is working rip #discourse #m