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(11,464 posts)The movies and TV are fictional.
We may have rooted for Charles Bronson's CHARACTER in Death wish, HOWEVER, I was happy when Bernie Goetz was arrested for his attempted paranoia shootings of someone he thought might be wishing him harm. And Bronson was just acting a role. He was NOT a vigilante himself.
I would say the Dark Knight is a crime stopper. He is not a vigilante, nor an anarchist, nor a libertarian.
He is a fictional ideal like Superman (who really is for Truth, Justice and all of mankind, not just the American way, but was created by two American Jewish men and someone inserted the American way into the TV show I believe.)
But I myself would not want a real Dark Knight or Superman as they do not exist.
But a better example is
Democratic senator Paul Wellstone- who was a DEMOCRATIC PERSON from start to finish,
not third party, not independent, not libertarian.
and after Bush took office, they created a tv show and character BASED on Paul Wellstone the person, JED BARTLETT to give those who did not get a democratic president in office, but got George W. Bush instead(thanks Ralph Nader again), at least an hour a week reprieve of all things Bush.
However, JED BARTLETT was fictional.
and soon as President Obama won, West Wing went, as we didn't need a fictional candidate anymore, we got the real one.
And Martin Sheen played Jed Bartlett. Love Martin Sheen.
He is a liberal democratic person, who supported President Obama and the worker.
NOT an anarchist. Works from within not from without. Works FOR not against.
Think that is the difference
Working FOR a cause but not hurting others just to get change.
see separate post on Paul Wellstone and Al Gore and Ralph Nader.
It belongs in a new titled thread.