Characterization done right.
Steve Rogers in a single gif.
We joke about Steveâs patriotism as his strong suit, but his actual strength was his sense of moral right. His whole philosophy is summed up in the line âI donât like bulliesâ in the first movie. Steve loves his country. He loves it enough to be at the front of the line trying to fix what he sees as moral wrong in it.
kehinki:Â #there isnât even any indication he loves his country t b h#all we know is that he wants to fix what he deems morally impermissible#âI donât like bullies /I donât care where theyâre from/â#that last bit is important
Steve Rogers is a full-time cosplayer for a character from a golden age AU popular with the United States fandom.
steve rogers is patriotic in the most real sense: he represents the concept at the core of the american ideal, the concept of freedom that is the reason our political system is designed to adapt and alter itself for constant improvement.
he is not loyal to any momentary leader or agenda, and when those leaders and agendas stand contrary to his core ideal of self-determination and freedom from oppression, heâll speak up without hesitation.
honestly, i never wouldâve thought captain america would be my favorite superhero, but heâs the activist i aspire to be.
Captain America is loyal to nothing but the dream.
He might be named Captain America, but letâs be honest here, if he were real heâd be so against EVERYTHING going on in America right now. The Republicans would be telling him to âget out of their countryâ and heâd be wearing a BLM shirt with the LGBTQ+ flag around his neck knocking down a Christopher Columbus statue with his bare hands yelling about how he didnât go into the ice for this shit. And then heâd probably go knock some modern day Nazis out with his shield just because heâs pissed theyâre still around.
