• grue@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    fighting crime (or at least criminals)

    I like that you made that distinction.

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      18 hours ago

      It’s true. If Bruce Wayne / Batman cared about fighting crime, he’d go after the root causes: desperation, corruption, inequality, etc. Instead he focuses on fighting criminals.

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        17 hours ago

        I’m pretty sure there was at least one comic where he openly admits he knows beating up people in alleys doesn’t change the system, but he’s a fundamentally broken person who needs to keep doing it.