https://www.Webm or instances.invidio.us/watch?v=nq_G9MCWWI4 Based blackman, but unironically.

anyone have original manifesto from fb

>>657 It was a crazy time. The Punisher was running around LA, Phoenix Jones was protecting Seattle, some guy who claimed he was The Joker but was obviously actually The Scarecrow attacked Batman, and a guy whose name was literally pronounced "Joker" blew up Boston and went on a wild police chase and rampage around the city. What a time to be alive. If only Dorner and Jones were in the right place at the right time to stop Scarecrow and Joker. Of course that's probably why nobody like Scarecrow or Joker appeared on their turf. But look at it now. Dorner stops taking out the scum of LA and it becomes even more of a hellhole. Jones, who got a medal for stopping "anarchists" from burning down the Seattle federal courthouse, retires, and now they've actually done it.

>>1451 Jones is actually retarded though. He made enemies with the SPD and got busted selling xtc. There's a video of him at CHAZ talking to Raz Simone and it's clear Jones thinks this rich clout chasing rapper is the leader of antifa. He's asking him to "make a deal" like Simone has any actual power over the rioters. Meanwhile Simone is just some dumb nigger who showed up with guns to look cool in his next music video, and people are treating him like some warlord. It's clear that Jones is no longer, or has never been, involved enough in what's really going on in his community to make a difference. At the end of the day he's just another clout chasing, drug dealing nigger, who wants to skirt the law for street cred.

>>1800 At least he tried to make a difference. It's the inspiration. The symbol. Superman can never stop all of the world's problems, but he inspires others to do good, and his mere existence deters others from doing evil.

>>657 mfw the LAPD caused more destruction and mayham trying to catch Dorner than Dorner did himself. Can't corner the Dorner.

>>1801 Dressing up like a comic book character will only inspire children. It is the fruits of your labour that will actually inspire anyone older. People will obviously take the difficulties at hand and the effort put in into account, but the amount of effort going into propping up your image and the time needed to glue together every single piece of the suit will not inspire anyone unless their goal is to become a tailor or a cosplayer. Sure, you can strive for "at least you tried" but at some point you will have to grow out of it. > and his mere existence deters others from doing evil. Really? As far as I can recall his presence did not cause any this kind of utopia you seem to be referring to. He prevented a lot of the larger threats from causing catastrophical scenarios, but he certainly did not deter people from doing evil. Neither the bigger threats nor people engaging in petty crimes. He only beat the shit out of them and left them to die, but in his massively kind heart he did not see fit to kill any of the larger threats. So that they could think about their actions and see a change of heart, which pretty much never actually came. Really he is the symbol of the kind motherly heart of the government. Superman is the perfect example of someone squandering limitless potential: to aspire to be him is to aspire to be a fucking failure whose judgement is clouded by noble ideals. I think you have heard the phrase about nails and hammers more than enough times to not need it told another time, but it applies here flawlessly.

>>1813 The costume is specifically to get attention, yes, because it's the attention that inspires good and deters evil. And yes, a "superhero" costume specifically is silly, but like it or not, it has come to represent things in western society. It is symbolic. "Deters" does not mean "stops entirely." You can deter evil without creating a utopia. >He only beat the shit out of them and left them to die Didn't he always call the cops and just try to detain until cops arrived? Or are we talking about Superman and not Phoenix Jones? I'm pretty sure Superman doesn't leave people to die either. Of course, your criticisms have been addressed by Superman stories many times. The argument made against your claims is that the way Superman limits himself with his morality is a flaw, or is necessary due to a flaw, that is inherent in all people. Superman has great power, and that's why it's important to not abuse it, or even risk abusing it. He could be a dictator, but is a dictator, even a benevolent one, worth it? And would anyone truly stay benevolent? Of course this is quite separate from the discussion of guys like Dorner and Jones. They are not particularly powerful, and that is precisely what makes them inspiring. They didn't feel the need to do things because they had great power. They just did it because they felt that someone needed to. And you could too.