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It's more than just not commiting crimes. These are civil judgements, after all, and technically not criminal matters. But at their heart, we will find lots and lots of lying. Lying about his interaction with Carroll, lying about the values of his properties, all very public lies. Lying to the point where, when his lies are exposed, he keeps lying. His dishonesty has no limits.
It amazes me that people admire that.
It's a Catch -22. He's rich, therefore he must be smart. The people who vote for him think it's their fault they haven't got money. They love him because he acts the way they would if they were rich.
I like to read old comics. Pretty much every Superman cover from the 1950s shows Supes doing something that looks stupid or evil. "Why Is Superman Throwing Lois Into a Volcano?" And of course there's always a great reason, because Superman can never be a bad guy.
I actually wrote a thesis on that, the turning point for Superman covers was more in the late 60s, around the time of the Tet Offensive in '68.
Pre-1968 Superman covers:
(1965)
(1966)
Post-1968 Superman covers:
(1969)
(1970)
I'd like to know more...
https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.WyaafP9C5Ahx88R2bX6NRgHaEK?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain
Yeah you haven't actually said anything here, like if anything post-68 Superman seems more of an asshole here.
That's the point, it turned post '68.
Yeah, but the comment you replied to said he was an asshole pre-68.
Edit: Oh okay, they said from 1950 on, you said the change was 1968 - he was an asshole after then. You were just saying it happened later, I thought it was maybe the other way around or something.
But why?
It's a good question, we'd need to talk to someone involved with DC editorial from back then.
But taking a primary symbol of America and portraying him in a negative light just after the Vietnam war turned really ugly sure seems to have been intentional.
It's important to note that the CONTENT of the book never really changed, just the covers.
You said you wrote a thesis, so I figured you had a theory.
Well, that's pretty much the theory. I don't have the paper anymore it was 32 years ago now...
So you gonna leave us hanging? Why did Superman throw Lois into a volcano?!
A] Alien shapeshifter revealed when they transform to escape
B] Robot duplicate
C] Only way to reverse a magic spell
D] She was pegging Perry White and that shit will not stand.
E] All of the above
He never could get the hang of Thursdays 🤷
I'm loving this new crossover. His cape would have to be made of terry cloth
Sass that hoopy Clark Kent! There's a frood who knows where his towel is!
"I caught Clark Kent listening to Vogon poetry and he didn't even have a minor aneurysm! I think he might be invulnerable."
It really is wild to me how people equate wealth with intelligence. So many people think the biggest dumbasses in the world are literal geniuses just because they got tons of money lol it's crazy.
People don't admire the fact he's a liar.
They admire him because he's a racist, homophobe, and transphobe.
They admire him because he says things they wish they could say without getting yelled at by liberals.
They are okay if he's a liar, sexist, misogynist asshole so long as he's also racist, homophobic, and transphobic.
The misogyny and sexism unfortunately are also on the other side of that, for more than half the people who follow him. Since some of the women are also conditioned to see that as a good thing. And most of the men, of course.
Don't forget that he also promised them all their wildest dreams if they only bow down and worship him.
"Man does not live on bread alone."
"Scoff. Socialist."
And a bunch of poor people paying his and his billionaire friends bills for them.