Indeed it does - nice arguments, there, Jess. And you're right about the X-men standing by and doing nothing; remember the opening of the first movie, with Jean talking to the committee? Who's to say those contacts evaporated when she died? Xavier - St. Charles, figurehead of mutantkind,that is - would have ensured those were nurtured since public education and awareness is a powerful tool.
You know... I think all my mass communications classes really did was not teach me how to argue a point-- but balance my arguements with emotions and logic.
The OTHER thing I would have done if I were Magneto... I would have made a call to the ACLU to file civil rights violations against the military. I'd say striping someone of mutant power against their will qualifies as unnecessary force. They captured the mutants before without curing them. Add law enforement brutality to the list.
But no, wait, this is the man who created the bondage gear strike force as a method of putting his point across. ;)
See, this is why the mutant resistance movement needs a guy like me- intelligent and rational. Magneto is one, but often not the other.
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Date: 2006-06-04 07:15 pm (UTC)You know... I think all my mass communications classes really did was not teach me how to argue a point-- but balance my arguements with emotions and logic.
The OTHER thing I would have done if I were Magneto... I would have made a call to the ACLU to file civil rights violations against the military. I'd say striping someone of mutant power against their will qualifies as unnecessary force. They captured the mutants before without curing them. Add law enforement brutality to the list.
But no, wait, this is the man who created the bondage gear strike force as a method of putting his point across. ;)
See, this is why the mutant resistance movement needs a guy like me- intelligent and rational. Magneto is one, but often not the other.