Ok, I’ll tell it. I’m sick of superheroes. I blame the odd universe (36 Movies and count over 17 years) and the DC has expanded universe (43 movies and counting, usually since the late 1970s). The soil is not enough for both universities. They run somewhat thin these days, to reboot reboots, make sequences for prequels and squeeze each ounce from the intellectual property to fill in the minutes of intellectual platforms.
But there is always superman. Foreigners who were born in Krypton, shown, sent to space to survive and then raised to Kansas parents. He is already with the American pop culture in 10 decades (eight in film). Despite an outfit model after a Circuch AlpormanHe became strong, transcendent symbols of the last immigrant and anything simultaneously entering “truth, justice, and the American way.”
Superman’s Classic American good guy, and therefore opening the new “Superman” David Corenswet is a great time to think about real good men and gals in the American life – that is, if you see. Where are all the good men and gals in America? What qualifies someone for the title of these days?
The idea was definitely moving. It seems that by the quantity of the volume of the screen the fake superheroes are well reputed to the public. Superhero-dialed are very high we can’t hear what real heroes look like. A 2008 election In Britain almost a quarter thinking Winston Churchill fake, while most of the British real Sherlock Holmes is true.
We are confused: we prefer to look at fake heroes on the screen instead of looking forward to those who actually arise in life. And so the fake former classes of the hero we know.
The historian Daniel Boorstin defines This shift from heroism to fame in her 1961 book “the image.” He indicated that heroes in American history are commonly known for many public contributions by large difficulty and disaster. It doesn’t matter what they look because their actions survive lives and are important to many.
But the pictures and sins changed everything in the 20th century. Heroes become offers. We sell those who suffer from public contributions to flimsy exchange, flashy fame working for a salary. Worth the values; money at all.
It’s not hard to see. See how college sports conquered with contracts and the name associated with the image. How are law firms who have obtained an administration that has made before anywhere else. How Heavyweights media keeps kneeling the same. And we do not start social media influences other than saying that doing the right and honest thing is bothered with the twin tsunami and the Almighty Buck.
Where is our true truth, our true justice, our true American manner?
Not in Congress. The “great beautiful bill” is a perfect example. Can get a Mt. Rushmorore meoverover to honor deep contributions to cowardly votes surrounding this act. Jeff Crank (R-Cooc.) Cannot vote easily enough to add trillions to national debt even argumentsNo one year later, Congress “separates this $ 35 trillion in debt,” that “we do not do it for our children and grandchildren.”
Or rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), Long Fiscal Lawk in debt, who Subs. charged against the great lack of shortage of the bill of final giving up. And then he valued it.
or Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) That in May. But July comes, Hawley voted to cut Medicaid.
The last vote fell on Sen. Murba Murkowski (R-Alaska). In one half of the June Town Hall, he As“I explained very early we could not reach a bill that made Medicaid cuts.” And yet, despite the fact that nearly 40,000 Alaskans (more than 5% of the state’s population) are likely to lose health care as a direct result of the bill, Murkowski caved.
Sarah LongwellThe builder and publisher of the Bulwark, there was nothing without his criticism of Murkowski. He wrote this an action “describes our Christmas political period,” floating:
“Selfishness: I take care of me, some of you can replace sand;
Lack of accountability: I know that the bill is evil, hopefully others will heal it;
Chalardice: I’m afraid of Trump and his voters and should be together to get along with my GOP companions;
Moral Drak: I know the difference between right and wrong, and active chosen error. “
Not exactly superman. It seems like Lex funeral with his own self-service and call.
We don’t need someone faster than a speeding bullet at home. We don’t need senators jumping in tall buildings on a border. We don’t need Superman.
But we need our Clark Kents and Lois Lanes to work. We now need our real heroes. Maybe Crank or Roy or Hawley or Murkowski see the movie this weekend. They may find courage for the next vote.
Maybe.
ML Cavanaugh is the writer of the future book “Best Scar Wins: How do you get more precedent before?” @Mlcavanaugh
