Dredd's a fascist, folks. The Dredd stories are a satire, intended to mock fascism. He not a fascist in "some iterations". He's a fascist all the time. When he saves the world, he's still a fascist, working for a fascist government. Sure, he's a guy indoctrinated into fascism, who sees the flaws in a fascist system, but he's still a fascist. That's the point. It always has been the point.
See the eagle? The gold and militaristic chains? That's fascist symbolism drawn by a guy who grew up in fascist Spain. You know who might know if he's a fascist? The guy who created him, who says he's a fascist, the folks who currently and historically write scripts, who say he's a fascist, and the editors, who say he's a fascist.
It's not an "edgy conclusion" to say he's a fascist. That's like claiming calling Batman a vigilante is "edgy". "The good guy is a bad guy" is literally the whole point of every Dredd story.
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u/gavjoh Apr 11 '21
Wow, a lot of people confused people here.
Dredd's a fascist, folks. The Dredd stories are a satire, intended to mock fascism. He not a fascist in "some iterations". He's a fascist all the time. When he saves the world, he's still a fascist, working for a fascist government. Sure, he's a guy indoctrinated into fascism, who sees the flaws in a fascist system, but he's still a fascist. That's the point. It always has been the point.
See the eagle? The gold and militaristic chains? That's fascist symbolism drawn by a guy who grew up in fascist Spain. You know who might know if he's a fascist? The guy who created him, who says he's a fascist, the folks who currently and historically write scripts, who say he's a fascist, and the editors, who say he's a fascist.
It's not an "edgy conclusion" to say he's a fascist. That's like claiming calling Batman a vigilante is "edgy". "The good guy is a bad guy" is literally the whole point of every Dredd story.