But paternalism is certainly a ruling class trait
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who could possibly love you more than Doom
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lol, tbh most supervillains act according to "chaotic stupid" allegiance
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if you can’t get your chaotic stupid on what’s even the point of being ruling class
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is 'false consciousness' here framed as a social benefit when the superheroes or villains act in the interests of the underclass which their power inherently separates them from?
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i'm more trying to avoid framing it but it's not unreasonable to read it as one
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Interesting take. Is desire to help those less powerful than you really false consciousness?
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nah, ruling class members have displayed that since time immemorial. it’s thinking another class’s interests are your interests that defines false consciousness as the term has been used
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isn't the concept of a superhero is situated in the naturalization of ridiculous class inequalities in the first place? saying "some people are just born able to produce billion-dollar labor and use their powers for good" or am I just restating you
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y'know power may wish to relieve the suffering of the powerless but fuck if it's gonna let them have power? then remember when the explicit goal of the villain of The Incredibles was to give everybody superpowers and this would be bad because nobody would be special? good times
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