User blog comment:Blinkn/Whats with the X-Men.../@comment-3008558-20111222215512/@comment-1538701-20111222221926

I agree, but the thing is, the 70s Cyclops didn't have to deal with the same things Cyclops has to deal with now. He's being a leader fighting for survival in order to reach peace. If he doesn't do as he does, the Purifiers or the vampires or whoever else they've had to fight would have eradicated all the remaining mutants. The positive way of thinking is that he's just doing what he has to do, and that, like I said, once that's done then he can take responsibility for what he's been forced to do and return to his former characterization.

Or, if you want to be less possitive and more cynical about it, you could say that the current writers just hate Cyclops and don't know how to characterize him. Trust me, if I had a job writing at Marvel I'd make it my first priority to fix the current status quo and return Cyclops to his roots and real characterization.