That's the point of having two similar yet distinct characters. Most people don't look at capitalism and see fascism, they appear distinct to most, so having them both be Homelander would be a poor visual analogy.

[–] Rev3rze@feddit.nl 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

To me, an ignorant person who has only begun to seriously question capitalism after being exposed to lemmy for about a year, this visual analogy seems to imply that capitalism and fascism are thought to be distinct in the eyes of the maker of this meme, though. I think the suggestion of having them both be homelander conveys a different message which seems to be the consensus here: they are different sides of the same coin.

Admittedly, I'm out of my element here but I'm enjoying the exposure.

[–] NoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

No you nailed it. The meme is a poor metaphor because it implies that the system has ever been superman or that OP believes it to have been superman.

Or that capitalism only behaves like Homelander when times are tough.

For many people Capitalism has always treated them like Homelander. For many people they've never seen the Superman fascade.

So this meme reads as though the creator only recently learned some world history, or has some privilege in life but is becoming aware of reality for others.

You could also fix it by just having Homelander say "I'm you!"