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[–] Da_wud@lemmy.world 114 points 2 years ago (2 children)

This is literally the point of The Boys. What if normal greedy people held the power, what would that look like if they were superpowered.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 51 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Even in The Boys, the real evil came from their corporate overlords.

[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

More specifically capitalism. Pretty good show.

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[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

They do hold the power tho

[–] Cannibal_MoshpitV3@lemmy.world 44 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Europe: "Why do Americans hate natives and black people?" after raping Africa for its resources.

[–] Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Unlike Americans, Europeans would never create systematic forms of oppression....... except with migrants, and Arabs, and Romas, and Samis, and other Europeans.

[–] Jordan_U@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Roma.

G* has always been a slur.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

England doesn't really have any room to talk.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] ferralcat@monyet.cc 9 points 2 years ago

Americans: "Stop with the what-aboutism arguments when they apply to us. Others? Sure, I'm fine with that."

[–] FunkyMonk@kbin.social 42 points 2 years ago (15 children)

Didn't USA come up with both characters? One in the 1930s and one now? More of a sign of the times I say.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 58 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Yeah. The Boys is literally a hot take on current America. And it's awesome. People that think this meme is clever have never seen the show. It's basically the entire point of the show.

[–] pufferfisherpowder@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

This being the entire point of the show is the reason this meme works at all ?!

[–] usernamefactory@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

To be pedantic, Supermen was created by a pair of Canucks and The Boys is the brainchild of an Irishman.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Joe Shuster (Superman's original artist) was Canadian, but Jerry Siegel (the original writer) was from Cleveland.

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[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 34 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (16 children)

"If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America. They don't care for human beings." - Nelson Mandela

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[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wait, if homelander is 'murica does that make this part 9/11?

[–] Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 years ago

Fuckin diabolical.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (9 children)

Now do your country.

Edit: so far GB and Canada have a sense of humour

[–] TheMongoose@kbin.social 68 points 2 years ago (3 children)
[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago

I'm just waiting for the Swiss Army Man version of Britain.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

Lol love it

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[–] EmergMemeHologram@startrek.website 19 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Canada to Canadians:

A Mountie standing between all the world’s major conflicts blocking the worst of it, in the background there’s a stack of Olympic hockey medals.

Canada to the rest of the world:

Aren’t you guys like, a part of the US? Anyway I put sugar in your tea for you because that’s how the Americans like it.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Canada to indigenous peoples: Homelander.

[–] EmergMemeHologram@startrek.website 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I think this is our official statement on indigenous genocide:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=15HTd4Um1m4

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[–] kariboka@bolha.forum 7 points 2 years ago

Canada in Brasil: lets fucking destroy the amazon.

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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Eh... Most of us see our country as somewhere in-between now a days.

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[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Would probably be more impactful if I had seen that show

[–] A_L1FE@lemmings.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You should, it's a great show if you are not against a realistic version of the injustice league.

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

"realistic" eh

Think it's more a blunt commentary on celebrity culture than anything else

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

At most this one

The best part of this is that's the worst version of Superman who was definitely going to turn evil.

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