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Something that continues to haunt my dreams on the popularity of "anti-heroes" kind of stuff (in particular the Punisher) and some scary cultural implications and resonances is this amazing graphic essay...

https://popula.com/2019/02/24/about-face/

It is terrifying. And definitely related to the cultural meanings of the current obsession with superheroes of various sorts that Moore is talking about.

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Wow. Thank you for linking to this. As an army brat I can relate to the transitions in the post-Vietnam Army to first Gulf War ( when dad finished his 20 ). He always felt that we should have kept some level of conscription, if only to ensure that folks from all walks of life ( including our political leaders ) were exposed and could influence military culture.

That's a pile of extremely poorly-supported claims strung together with only the occasional, vague gesture in the direction of facts.

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