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[glapplebloom]

What’s so Civil about War anyway?

There are a lot of terrible comic book storylines. One of them happens to be the Civil War. You got Linkara’s video about 15 things wrong about Civil War and he brought up an interesting trivia about it: the creator believes that Iron Man’s side was the right side. So... Let’s ignore hindsight, the comic itself and presume that this is just a debate. Is the Superhuman Registration Act a good thing? Let’s see...

1 - What is the Superhuman Registration Act

So what does this thing even do? This information summary is based off the Marvel Wiki, so if anything is wrong please let me know. First, it requires all super-powered individuals to surrender their real names to the government. So if you got powers, the government, not the public, will know who you are. That way, they can monitor you via getting a license or even a job using said super powers. And said powered beings had to pass some criteria before they could use said powers for crime fighting. And while working for the government isn’t mandatory, it is an option.

2 - The Positives

Well, the biggest for me is that if you got powers useful for stopping crime, you got a job. All you gotta do is go to a training facility, pass some tests, and boom: you got an easy ticket to a paying job with the government. But what if you want to be a hero on your own terms? Well, by doing this licensing deal, you would have a legal license to do hero-ing. No more cops stopping you because they think you’re a menace. You can probably go on trial as the hero without worrying about having an identity revealed. You can get paid as the hero since you got a government licensed identity card so they could sign a check to Spider-man and he can cash it in as Spider-man. 

Another positive, training. No more “I got powers, I’m gonna be a hero! Whoops, blew up the bank” ala Carnage as a hero. They can know what to do, how to do it, maybe get a better understanding of their powers under proper controlled environments instead of on the field. And we know this idea could work out, My Hero Academia is the Superhuman Registration Act realized. Granted, better since you have to be of age to be part of it but still this should be what they had planned when coming up with it.

3 - The Negatives

The Government would have all the information. Said government that could be taken over by aliens, or mind controlled by an interdimensional tyrant, or found in the future by some conqueror going to the past, or maybe Norrin Osborn becomes president like Luthor did and gets access to it. Let’s face it, the government having all this information is a terrible idea. And while hindsight prevents me from showing examples of how bad it went, luckily for me there’s a What If Comic about the Civil War where without Ironman to lead the Pro-Reg side, the Government uses sentinels to kill all the heroes. 

Speaking of Sentinels, they screwed this up already since this is an evolution of the Mutant Registration Act. And we’ve seen how messed up the X-Men Storylines are. Right now they’re on their own continent, becoming their own nation and sniffing their own farts and I still don’t get how they represent minorities when other people get powers and they get treated like Celebrities. So it’s less hindsight and more “people who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”

And as Linkara said, this act is only punishing those with powers who are doing good. Villains would still not register, would hide or escape, and even if they get put on a list they’re more likely to use any chance they got to escape prison, escape whatever de-powering device is on them and just get back to being a villain. 

4 - So who was right?

Ironically, Tony Stark. Prior to this Civil War, Iron man made a proposal for a variation of the Superhero Registration Act among the other members of the Illuminati. He saw what was going to happen to the letter: the big act that makes the government rush to release it, the split among those who support it and those who don’t. But if they support it before that moment, they could defuse it and possibly make changes. Iron man even proposed it years prior as having delegates among the Super Heroes to know what’s up and make a united front, a Registration Act controlled by the heroes for the heroes.

But since it didn’t happen, which side is on the right. Well, for me it’s the Anti-Registration Act. The Pro-Side has a lot of benefits, but the fact that the Government has access to everyone’s identity, when we had history of them taken over by evil beings in the past, and spoilers in the future too, is not the most trustworthy place. Heck, I don’t even trust the real world government to not change a lightbulb without spending more money on a military front. 

And that What if shows Tony’s idea prior to Civil War working: the Government won’t be the ones with access to such information: the Avengers would with Capt. America being the only one with access to everyone’s identity. They’ll have the most sophisticated security measure to protect him from mind manipulation or such things and he can handpick the person to carry the information if he dies. And positive, this is before Hydra Cap took over so win/win.

So in my book, it’s a good idea poorly executed. Training young heroes is a good idea. Having easy access to all the heroes to help a problem is a good idea. Having a Registration System so you can be a hero without getting the cops on your case because “you’re not part of the law” is a good idea. But letting the Government know your identity so when, not if, WHEN some evil person takes over and finds out all that juicy information you’re all in danger. But Captain America, that’s a guy I would trust. Be it Steve or Sam. 

[tomoyoo]

hometown cha cha cha is fun and all but does the romance ever get better. they actso childish..

[theonlinevegan]

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[losangelista2]

It truly takes a village. Thanks to these souls for showing love and showing up, even on a Sunday afternoon. Olinga had an ACT-SO showcase today where he presented his painting and it made me so happy to see his eyes light up when he saw his village show up. #art #artist #actso #naacp #oilpainting #ittakesavillage #losangeles #blackisbeautiful #onehumanfamily

[smgmusicmedia]

1999 in NYC...first trip to the big Apple. First steak, first cab ride and so much more. Coolest part of this trip? I met Ruth Ellington and Kweisi Mfume at the awards show. I didn’t want to leave, like who else is here? 😀😀 I can’t remember what hotel this was but we could see #TimesSquare from the hotel. I will always be grateful for my years in #ACTSO and the rich experiences gained in only two years. We represented well this year and you know what? I’m still in touch (through social media) with some of the friends I met back then. How cool is that?!? (at Fort Worth, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CN_Mo-vDUqW/?igshid=19r5jf9ftctwl

[dayvestewart]

Flashback Friday. Too many to name and tag. This is from #NAACP #Actso #dc @jamarberrien @dubbzlove @apollosadeek https://www.instagram.com/p/CChWhkJpbff/?igshid=av0a5ksicse6

[nikc]

Amidst the heartbreak that I’m experiencing within myself, my son, my family, my friends, my people, this country, I got to do one of my favorite things in the world today... inspire the youth to aspire in STEM. I participated as an Engineering judge for some of the best and brightest in Illinois. This NAACP program encourages high academics and achievement for minority students, giving opportunity and resources to succeed in this disproportionate system. #OlympicsOfTheMind #ACTSO #STEM #Engineering #VirtualLife #GiveBack #BlurredAppCodingSorry https://www.instagram.com/p/CA1QLh7Fu5Lv1viGSmZ8JPeqKBYXUw2riQvSJ40/?igshid=1gs8qox9arsx7

[nikkolassmith]

HOUSTON! Want to learn digital painting with me? I'm leading a workshop on Saturday February 8th at the NAACP Houston Branch. Early Birth is $180 until Feb. 1st, $200 after Feb. 1st ONLY 10 SPOTS AVAILABLE! https://www.nikkolas.art/privateworkshops/digital-painting-workshop-houston PREREQUISITE: Must have Laptop+ Wacom Tablet + Photoshop. Basic to intermediate understanding of Photoshop, familiarity with Wacom tablets (for painting & sketching) strongly recommended. Digital Photoshop Brush Pack Included! WHEN: Saturday, February 8, 2020 TIME: 3:30PM - 7PM WHERE: NAACP Houston Branch, 2002 Wheeler Avenue , Houston, TX 77004 #Houston #Photoshop #ArtLessons #Actso #NAACP (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7YzJn5FY53/?igshid=18aek7szol3ht

[americandreamradio]

This ACT-SO Mentor of the Year 2019 award was totally unexpected, yet received with the deepest gratitude and humility. ‘I AM’ so extremely grateful and eternally obligated to serve GOD in even greater ways! 😇💜🇺🇸#ACTSO #award #mentoroftheyear #youth #teens, #futureleaders , #mentor #youngleaders, #teenleadership, #teenentrepreneur, #youngleaders, #youngentrepreneur, #iamthinkingbig, #youngexamples, #youthadvocates #extraordinaryteens, #teenleaders, #motivators, @success1st @camdenacademy @camdenpromiseneighborhood @hopeworkscamden @woodburycitypublicschools https://www.instagram.com/p/B3TFE0xna0g/?igshid=1jiacgmaguywy

[drrasmikeycourtney]

#actso #naacp #detroit #2019 #create #pursue #thrive (at Fox Theatre) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0MSMQ4n5I3/?igshid=1erpbsbdloe8y

[imkijafa]

Another one of 11th grade #Kiki 😁 @thereallarrycox Was our lead #musician at the time, and taught me how to play the hook for "Thank You".... Here you can see me playing #AirPiano 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I look like I was up to no good though 🤔 idk lol... 〰 #GospelChoir #Youngsta #IWasCuteThough #Nike #ThoseGlasses #Jtown #LBC #Singer #BeenDoingThis #ACTSO #PantherPride #Memories #MusicIsMyLife #SpiritFingers #NAACP #ChoirRoom #ThoseBangs #ImKijafa #TheyDontKnow #ThatPonyTail #Sneaky #Throwback 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 #KikiDoYouLoveMe (at David Starr Jordan High School)

[v7void]

This trip was fan tucking fastic and I got to meet da BOY and I even freestyled to him 😁 it was pretty flame, not gon lie 😎 #texas #sanantonio #actso #lit #YAAAAAS #DearWhitePeople #Netflix #Shows #Deep #Feelz #Truth #KeyForce7

[chansfoodforthought]

💜About last night! Shelia E is awesome! My JoJo @official_joletta did an excellent job as well!💜 #ProudAuntie #SheliaE #AuntieKarenFoundation #ActSo #EBG

[insomniacslullabyy]

issa wrap on my 5th year being a part of the execution of this amazing event. #ACTSO (academic, cultural, technological, scientific, olympics) with nearly 700 gold medalists from their respective states around the nation competing in 32 categories from stem to performing and visual arts to humanities. amazing. take a moment to scroll on the tag to see some of the extraordinary talent