Bevendre

unanimous-d:

karadin:

minuiko:

wintercyan:

onegoodey:

jumpingjacktrash:

hobbitkaiju:

steve rogers is patriotic in the most real sense: he represents the concept at the core of the american ideal, the concept of freedom that is the reason our political system is designed to adapt and alter itself for constant improvement.

he is not loyal to any momentary leader or agenda, and when those leaders and agendas stand contrary to his core ideal of self-determination and freedom from oppression, he’ll speak up without hesitation.

honestly, i never would’ve thought captain america would be my favorite superhero, but he’s the activist i aspire to be.

Captain America is loyal to nothing but the dream.

The problem with Captain America’s image in the public mind is that people recite the first line of his byword and ignore the last part :

“My country, right or wrong;
if right, to be kept right; and if wrong, to be set right.”

Not to mention his

speech in Spiderman #537

.

My favorite line from the issue:
“This nation was founded on one principle above all else: The requirement that we stand up for what we believe, no matter the odds or the consequences. When the mob and the press and the whole world tell you to move, your job is to plant yourself like a tree besides the river of truth, and tell the whole world— —No, you move.”

And Cap, who was brought up during the Great Depression was a liberal, not as some would paint him conservative, he was for the collective good, pro-union, public education, social services, equal rights, don’t confuse patriotism for jingoism.

Wow. Cap is pretty awesome!

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