Captain America vs. The Patriot Act?

Nerd_52637 writes "Yesterday, Marvel Comics released the first in its miniseries Civil War, which can only be described as a gutsy comic-book series focusing on the whole debate over homeland security and tighter government controls in the name of public safety. The seven-issue series once again puts superheroes right back in the thick of real-world news, just as DC Comics has Batman battling al-Qaeda in a soon-to-appear comic and Marvel's X-Men continue to explore themes of public intolerance and discrimination. In Civil War, hero is pitted against hero in the choice of whether or not to side with the government, as issues ranging from a Guantanamo-like prison camp for superheroes, embedded reporters and the power of media all play in the mix as Superheroes are ordered to register as human WMDs or be branded fugitives."

Comments

Sounds Familiar

[QuantumSpritz]

Rising Stars? I swear I've read that plotline before...

Human WMD?

[Oldsmobile]

Human WMD?

Is that what the dirty bomber is?

Re:Been there, done that

[CRCulver]

Indeed, and if you look at Watchmen, you can see how obviously dated plots relating to current events can become in twenty years. I think the most lastingly enjoyable comics miniseries are those which have nothing to do with what's going on in contemporary politics, and everything to do with the writers' creative fancy. For example, I love the X-Men miniseries X-Cutioner's Song . It's got time travel, battles on the Moon, people being sucked into alternate dimensions, etc. What more could you ask for? And it's still enjoyable today when Watchmen just makes one depressed with its 1980s "the end is nigh" fearmongering.

Re:Been there, done that

[July 21, 2006]

Mod parent down. Link contains referral. If he has a point to make, he needs to make it without including an advertisement. By including an advertisement that nets him cash, the obvious conclusion is that he is only posting to make money - not to have a discussion.

Link to X-Cutioner's Song without the referral link.

Honestly, it's fucking pathetic that you're trying to make money by spamming Slashdot with referral links. I hope you get hit by a fucking bus.

Re:Been there, done that

[July 21, 2006]

"I've a browser extension that automatically creates a referrer link"

Spend a little less time trying to make tiny amounts of money by making Slashdot a worse place and more time learning English, you fucking moron.

"There's nothing pathetic about making a little money (more than a little actually, at Slashdot referral links fetch up to $100/day tax-free for some) for posting well-written and insightful commentary. My karma is "Excellent", obviously most people here find value in what I say."

Actually, it is pathetic. And "most people" is completely wrong. Most users on Slashdot are not moderators therefore you cannot draw that conclusion. You see, you're a scumbag that has to spam Slashdot in order to get by and I am an intelligent person that can destroy your arguments without a second thought. I hope you rot in hell you pathetic loser.

According to Geneva Convention they have NO rights

[Anonymous Coward]

Without uniforms, they have no rights. Actually, the Geneva Convention allows for a summary trial & execution in cases like this. You personally may want to award them rights, but your your assertion about "no third category" is purely your own invention.

Re:Been there, done that

[July 21, 2006]

"You're destroying things, but the arguments aren't it (Hint: Aim for the content! The CONTENT!). And, yes, it's rather obvious you aren't sparing a second thought on this thread, but it's nothing really worth boasting about."

Listen, everyone complains when the Slashvertisements come down from above and aren't denoted as such. The thinly veiled ads that are presented as stories are insulting to readers and undermine the credibility of Slashdot. In the same way, a comment that contains an advertisement undermines the validity of the comment and have no place here. If someone wants to put a referral link in their signature, I will accept that but comments that exist only for the sake of the poster being able to put their referral link into the story are insulting and undermine Slashdot.

So call me a troll if you want, I've made my point and the fact that you can't refute it but can only call names and spew other tired insults shows that you are just as pathetic as the moron I was taking to task.

And again, I hope Christopher Culver rots in hell for his behavior.