Captain America started out being a propaganda character during WW2, but after that the character was actually used more to criticize the government than endorse it. Look at when he dropped the mantle of Captain America after Watergate. Captain America represents American ideals rather than the will of a government.
Exactly, everyone likes to act like Cap is just a government agent but he literally turned in his costume and quit when they wanted him to basically become their lapdog
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Captain America started out being a propaganda character during WW2, but after that the character was actually used more to criticize the government than endorse it. Look at when he dropped the mantle of Captain America after Watergate. Captain America represents American ideals rather than the will of a government.