Oh, I agree with you so hard. I will say this: Ed Brubaker gets mad props from me for being able to kill off my favorite superhero and symbol of America, and have me still like him as a writer. I feel he treated Cap's death with every ounce of respect that he could. It's the shallow, gung-ho, fanboyness of Joey Q and Mark Millar going "OMG we ttly went thar u gaiz!" that makes me ragey.
I'm reminded of something my Tolkien professor once said (yes I have awesome classes). He was talking about how LotR is so popular because it sticks by the idea that there is straight-up good and flat-out evil, even though that is a very unpopular opinion these days. And he said that the problem is that people nowadays have confused ethical dilemmas with moral relativism, and that "escapist" literature fulfills this deep-seated need to see good and evil as separate and opposing forces. And to me, that's what Steve stood for-- he understood that the application of principles could be complicated and nuanced, but he never questioned the principles themselves.
I just think it's so sad that someone living up to America's own ideals is considered 'marching to the beat of his own drum' :(
Re: Hmmm... not to defend the video, but...
I'm reminded of something my Tolkien professor once said (yes I have awesome classes). He was talking about how LotR is so popular because it sticks by the idea that there is straight-up good and flat-out evil, even though that is a very unpopular opinion these days. And he said that the problem is that people nowadays have confused ethical dilemmas with moral relativism, and that "escapist" literature fulfills this deep-seated need to see good and evil as separate and opposing forces. And to me, that's what Steve stood for-- he understood that the application of principles could be complicated and nuanced, but he never questioned the principles themselves.
I just think it's so sad that someone living up to America's own ideals is considered 'marching to the beat of his own drum' :(