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Why was Rorschach on such a high horse?
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googleplex
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Rorschach was a crazy asshole.
you don't know that. ozy was wrong imo.
Shamrock7r
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elrechazado
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His whole persona and psyche was about never compromising.
CornBurrito
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I'm so confused. Are we talking about the dude who made those psuedoscientific ink blot tests?
EdibleKnife
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Barsinister
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Or was it Ditko who was on a high horse?
SCULLIBUNDO
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Rorschach wasn't one for comprising morals.
CornBurrito
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thanks.
Mammoth Jones
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Peace based on a lie is no true peace. It's a fantasy. A delusion. Rorschach saw this for what it was and knew the only way for humanity to survive was to look itself in the face and make its own choice.
Ozymandias put a band aid on a deep wound. It wouldn't last.
Ozymandias put a band aid on a deep wound. It wouldn't last.
Ultimadrago
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All I know is that I love his design. Kudos to the creator.
ThoseDeafMutes
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Roarschach was crazy. Cookoo. He was one of those self-righteous moral crusaders who has no qualms sacrificing himself or others for his principles. He is not accepting of any comprimise and the other heroes who are more level headed are. That's why Manhattan had to smoke him.
Nailed it.
Delta Assault
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Principle over pragmatism.
This is the true answer to your question.
ComputerMKII
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He was an ISTJ
Ether_Snake
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Rorschach was the psychopath who killed the woman who rejected the dress he made, and then made up revenge stories to turn himself into a vigilante to undo his guilt. If he does anything "wrong" it makes him feel like his former killer-self, so that is why he is obsessed with vigilantism.
He's not "Rorschach" just because of a funny mask. He's a crazy killer trying to be a hero.
He's not "Rorschach" just because of a funny mask. He's a crazy killer trying to be a hero.
At the sake for billions of lives? Thats a bit much isn't it?
Yeah but this is nuclear war we're talking about, decades of radiation and rebuilding. Billions of lives. I rather throw a "common enemy" out there just to stop the bickering.
Delta Assault
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Er, what? Rorschach didn't kill Kitty Genovese...
Rorschach was a nut job. The entire point of his character was that he only saw things in black and white.
Ozy's peace might not have lasted, but it solved the proximate problem of an imminent nuclear war. That gives him or others a lot more time to maneuver.
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Why do you accept a lie?
Stabby McSter
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never compromise
One and done
Should've been first post.
Kitty Genovese was a real person whose death in Watchmen was not altered.
You know we didn't nuke ourselves during the Cold War. So there was an option that they didn't have to make a "false peace" to hinder humanity's growth until they figure out it was all a hoax. The problem with oz plan is that he believes that the human race is children who must have their hands be held. No, the threat of nuclear war was used by oz to make a world which he can feel like a hero, instead of the authoritarian who wants to play god and have people do what he wants them to do.
Fahrenheit
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While sure I don't wanna get nuked I don't wanna be lied too.
Delta Assault
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Lower your expectations, mon capitan.
block tower
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Rorschach is a paranoid vigilante that had a bad upbringing which translated into him thinking very little of other people and questioning everything they did. i don't think he was on a high horse as much as he just didn't relate to the other Watchmen and general public.
also this.
also this.
This pretty much sums him up.
The apathy shown toward Kitty Genovese's murder, and made it a cause célèbre, is sensationalist bullshit.
This right here.
MisterHero
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Rorschach was a parody of Mr. A who was created by Steve Ditko, who also created The Question. I think Ditko was a fan of Ayn Rand or something.
Ozymandias killed a millions of people to prevent nuclear war. To Rorschach, Ozymandias's reasoning wouldn't even be part of the equation. The world of Watchmen is full of moral greys but Rorschach is the one that still believes "wrong is wrong".
Ozymandias killed a millions of people to prevent nuclear war. To Rorschach, Ozymandias's reasoning wouldn't even be part of the equation. The world of Watchmen is full of moral greys but Rorschach is the one that still believes "wrong is wrong".
We almost did. And Dr Manhattan had so completely changed the world stage that you can't really use actual history as a comparison. Ozy knew that Manhattan would eventually tire of humans/earth, and that the Russians, who had been kicked around by the Americans for decades via Manhattan, would take that opportunity to retaliate. Maybe he was wrong that it would escalate into nuclear war (at least without him manipulating the situation), but the threat was pretty real.
elrechazado
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Not with respect to the portrayal of Rorschach ....
The funny thing is that these are not entirely mutually exclusive statements.
The way I see it, temporary peace is better than no peace at all.
I mean, we are at peace now, we most definitely won't be at peace some time in the future. Does not mean that this temporary respite is meaningless.
Hero_of_the_Day
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This. And neither the movie or graphic novels could have made it any clearer.
Punchy4486
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way more
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A bit much, yes. Like the actions and beliefs of a crazy person.
Stabby McSter
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Is a million deaths worth temporary peace?
Keru_Shiri
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Do we know for certain the peace would have been temporary? And even if the hoax was found out, who's to say legitimate improvement to relations wouldn't have occurred in the meantime?
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