I understand you not buying into the whole hero thing, but wanting them to fall on their faces? Possibly I just don't have the same concept of what is a hero.I doubt different is the word you wanted heh... but OK we'll take different. I am just against the whole idea of a "hero" It doesn't sell to me... it takes all sorts of baits to get a bite, and I just don't bite for the whole hero scene... So to say I am agaisnt everything good is a bit far I'd think... In fiction side of everything, the knight in shining armor, the man wearing his underwear outside his pants... These type of people, I just want to loose....
If you're taking it to the real world.... What makes a hero? The man who helps that old lady everyday carry home her shopping... He's a hero. The guy who saves some kid from a burning house.... That's a hero.... But he will get the "hero publicity" while many live day by day being heroes.... I think "Yeah ok you saved the kid well done... Get over it... I'd of done just the same... What do you want a medal?" I dunno hard to explain lol..
You made an allusion to Superman, the thing I find heroic about him is when he's Clark Kent. Giving your all for something, and never letting anyone know that's what your doing, that's heroic.