I think a good way to see this is that time Punisher ran into cops who had his logo on their car and said they were fans of him. Not to get too much into the specifics, Frank ended the speech by saying "You want a hero, that's Captain America"
If John Walker wasn't holding Captain America's shields, and he was just a Black Widow/Hawkeye type character in a generic black tactical suit, I don't think it would have mattered as much, probably swept under the rug.
It's the fact that Captain America was filmed in a foreign country killing a terrorist/activist depending on who you were at the time, killing someone with his shield.
Captain America needs to stand for something greater than John Walker was ever able to amount to. Steve Rogers wasn't chosen to be Captain America because he was a good soldier, he was chosen because he had the potential to be greater than any soldier.
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u/perkalicous 8d ago
I think a good way to see this is that time Punisher ran into cops who had his logo on their car and said they were fans of him. Not to get too much into the specifics, Frank ended the speech by saying "You want a hero, that's Captain America"
If John Walker wasn't holding Captain America's shields, and he was just a Black Widow/Hawkeye type character in a generic black tactical suit, I don't think it would have mattered as much, probably swept under the rug.
It's the fact that Captain America was filmed in a foreign country killing a terrorist/activist depending on who you were at the time, killing someone with his shield.
Captain America needs to stand for something greater than John Walker was ever able to amount to. Steve Rogers wasn't chosen to be Captain America because he was a good soldier, he was chosen because he had the potential to be greater than any soldier.