CAPTAIN AMERICA SHOT!
GEEKS EVERYWHERE DESPAIR!
Really, I'm not sure this is that big a deal. Yes, Captain America began fighting crime when we needed it most (1941) and in the recent years of superhero wars (apparently there's been an on-going war between superheros that agree to disclose their identities and others that don't following a mishap that causes a 9/11-scale disaster, which reportedly is actually an interesting commentary on the Patriot Act - but I don't know any of this firsthand because I haven't read a comic since I bought my last piece of Bazooka Joe in 1993 - except for this one) was an outspoken critic of what he perceived was in infringement of civil liberties. In a comic shipped yesterday, he gets shot by a sniper on his way to court.
Instead of delving into the representative politics and history of Captain America, because I know absolutely nothing about it, I will instead simply direct you to the comments section of the New York Times, where already nearly 100 posts are up, discussing what Captain America means to America, and what symbolism people are taking from his assassination in terms of the US's reputation abroad and recent infringements on the Bill of Rights.
The thing that gets me is that I know some of the people that are getting really worked up over this were very possibly unaware that the reason flags were recently flown at half-mast was because Gerald Ford died.
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