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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
The Iron Sociopath is an [[Original Superheroes|original superhero]] (or perhaps supervillain?) who stops a purse snatcher, but admits that he does so because enacting the law enables him to commit more violence than breaking it. This could be a satire of police officers, who are often accused of abusing their power, but it's more directly a satire of politicians, implying that they willfully enable violence to occur. | |||
Sociopathy is a term used to describe a lack of empathy and a disregard for the needs or rights of others in a pathological sense, and so it is an ironic trait for a superhero to have. | |||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:Stop, evil-doer! I am the Iron Sociopath. | :Stop, evil-doer! I am the Iron Sociopath. | ||
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==Votey Transcript== | ==Votey Transcript== | ||
:What's your super-power anyway? | :What's your super-power anyway? | ||
:Knives | :Knives. | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring original superheroes]] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:37, 11 February 2024
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Votey[edit]
Explanation[edit]
The Iron Sociopath is an original superhero (or perhaps supervillain?) who stops a purse snatcher, but admits that he does so because enacting the law enables him to commit more violence than breaking it. This could be a satire of police officers, who are often accused of abusing their power, but it's more directly a satire of politicians, implying that they willfully enable violence to occur. Sociopathy is a term used to describe a lack of empathy and a disregard for the needs or rights of others in a pathological sense, and so it is an ironic trait for a superhero to have.
Transcript[edit]
- Stop, evil-doer! I am the Iron Sociopath.
- Sociopath? So you're amoral?
- Then why do you fight crime?
- Aah!
- Society sanctions violence under certain conditions, but punishes with imprisonment under others. If I obey the law, I get to commit more violence.
- Aah!
- Thank you, Iron Sociopath! How can I ever repay you?
- Don't forget to vote this November.
- Re-elect the Iron Sociopath to the Senate!
- "Enemies are everywhere!"
Votey Transcript[edit]
- What's your super-power anyway?
- Knives.
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