Left or right—that was the question.
Before discussing that question, one had to determine what left and right meant. Some might think communism was left and capitalism was right, but that was not entirely correct.
When these concepts first emerged, left represented radicalism, while right represented conservatism. Later, Marx believed that the left represented advanced systems and the lower classes, while the right represented outdated systems and the privileged elite.
In Western socioeconomic theory, left represented democracy, while right represented freedom. Yes, democracy and freedom had originally been opposing concepts.
There was no need to dwell on the details, but one point had to be mentioned: the far left and the far right.
The so-called far left could be summed up, somewhat inaccurately but simply enough, as sacrificing personal freedom without limits in the service of public safety. Everything should be controlled by an absolutely powerful state machine, and individuals retained no freedom whatsoever.
The far right, meanwhile, removed all restrictions, abolished welfare for the weak, embraced survival of the fittest, opposed any state control, practiced oligarchic rule, and pursued freedom in all things.
By this point, many people could probably see that, in practical terms, the Superhero Registration Act was actually a left-leaning bill.
As mentioned before, only the left would concern itself with the safety of ordinary people—that was, so-called public safety—advocating the sacrifice of some personal freedom, support for the weak, and the realization of equality.
If it were right-leaning, then there would be no such bill at all. The strong among superheroes would grow stronger, while the weak remained weak—that would be their own problem.
But this was the United States, a capitalist country where the right wing ran rampant. Why, then, had such a thing happened? It was related to the concept mentioned earlier. Capitalists