I think a lot of them equate the fictional politics with real world politics (SHRA = Patriot Act, etc.), which is why they get so hot under the collar about it.
As much as I see that that's where people are coming from, I don't think the Patriot Act is a good parallel for the SHRA. Or at least not in full. From what I've read, Millar was drawing on a number of different historical sources and political issues. Gun control. Internment of Japanese citizens. McCarthyism. The Patriot Act is contemporary, so it gets more attention but I don't think it quite works. It holds up only so far as the American citizens traded civil liberties for a sense of security that never materialized. But there's so much else going on in CW that people are missing because of their rage.
And it's safer, socially, to express disapproval for (or through) the fictional politics than the real ones.
Well sort of. American law enforcement agencies monitor internet chatter for omgsubversive activities. The posts about the erosion of civil liberties and cryptofascists might be flagged all the same. IT COULD BE CODE!
Yeah, the short term is just angst fodder. Heck, it can even become actively slashy, because if they can reconcile from that, then their bond must be very deep.
*happy sigh*
Yeah. *sighs* Once upon a time I adored everything JMS did.
Babylon 5?
Well, he works well as a victim, but his current framing doesn't allow for other heroes saving him very often.
This should be a new miniseries. Iron Man in Distress. With various heroes carrying him out of danger.
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As much as I see that that's where people are coming from, I don't think the Patriot Act is a good parallel for the SHRA. Or at least not in full. From what I've read, Millar was drawing on a number of different historical sources and political issues. Gun control. Internment of Japanese citizens. McCarthyism. The Patriot Act is contemporary, so it gets more attention but I don't think it quite works. It holds up only so far as the American citizens traded civil liberties for a sense of security that never materialized. But there's so much else going on in CW that people are missing because of their rage.
And it's safer, socially, to express disapproval for (or through) the fictional politics than the real ones.
Well sort of. American law enforcement agencies monitor internet chatter for omgsubversive activities. The posts about the erosion of civil liberties and cryptofascists might be flagged all the same. IT COULD BE CODE!
Yeah, the short term is just angst fodder. Heck, it can even become actively slashy, because if they can reconcile from that, then their bond must be very deep.
*happy sigh*
Yeah. *sighs* Once upon a time I adored everything JMS did.
Babylon 5?
Well, he works well as a victim, but his current framing doesn't allow for other heroes saving him very often.
This should be a new miniseries. Iron Man in Distress. With various heroes carrying him out of danger.