Thread:ADour/@comment-27197055-20180622025437/@comment-16461120-20180622061521

I know this wasn't directed at me, but as a young American who's quasi-conservative, I felt I may be able to help provide a potential change in perspective that will likely be necessary for your dreams to come to fruition.

First, remember that Marvel and DC are part of the entertainment industry, which by and large is a left-leaning business, due in part to their being headquartered in places like New York City and Burbank where the political clime produces candidates like Hillary Clinton, whose economic policies were further right than any other candidate in the 2016 presidential election, yet she is widely considered a leftist by most Americans.

Second, it's worth noting that that which may seem extremely left in this country, is in fact center-right to right relative to the world as a whole. For example, Barack Obama's policies were considered conservative by global standards.

Third, the political views of others are never truly nonsense and we would all be well served to listen more, rather than simply waiting for our turn to speak, so that we might attempt to better grasp why others may hold such different views from our own. This is not so much to accept them, but rather to improve our own critical thinking by broadening our understanding of the many sides of complex issues.

Fourth, while it’s illegal in both New York and California to penalize employees based upon political affiliation, I find it very odd that anyone would tout party affiliation when applying for a job. Really the question should be: “Are you levelheaded enough to not let social media get the better of you and prompt you to say anything you’d later regret?” That’s where people tend to get themselves in trouble in this hyper-publicized internet environment we now live in. As for “high ranking,” you can’t get any bigger than Ike Perlmutter who is Marvel’s CEO, as well as a hardline conservative that is quite literally also part of the Trump Administration.

Lastly, comic writers aren’t told what to write. The medium isn’t journalism, as I said before, it’s entertainment. In fiction, writers pitch ideas to their editors, then work with a creative team to develop the best stories they can.