My Select Superpower
If I had the opportunity to be a superhero and pick a particular superpower, I would be Captain Hindsight, with the ability to go back in time and change things that happened in the past. The creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, created an episode of South Park that alludes to this superhero/superpower. I feel like in the mainstream media, news pundits and experts are always talking about what we "should have done” or “could have done” after a catastrophe takes place. By having the uncanny superpower to go back in time and change aspects of certain events, we would be freed from the monotony and sheer aggravation of listening to old self-righteous douchebags like Bill O' Reilly telling the rest of the world what should have been done to prevent a crisis.
Think about all the disasters that could be mitigated. As Captain Hindsight, I could travel to the past and ensure that the back up valve on the BP Oil Ship that destroyed the entire ecosystem of the Gulf of Mexico was functioning properly. And if the first back-up value was working, I could have created a back-up, back-up valve to ensure the safety of the Gulf's ecosystem. Think of all the organisms that could still be thriving if I had Captain Hindsight's superhuman abilities. And think of all the pollution that could have been avoided as well. Our world would be a better place with Captain Hindsight.
I could also go back in time and make sure that the Twin Towers were actually
made of fire-proof steel and 100% able to withstand an attack from an airplane. Think of all the families that would be spared of grief and suffering, and who would still be spending time with their family members that were lost in that tragic accident. Think of the tension that could have been avoided between Arab and American communities, and of an entire war that could never taken place, and so on and so forth.
I could also go back to ancient times and discover which religions have validity and which are bogus. If everyone knew the truth about religions, there would be no religious wars, or bickering over which religion is right or wrong, or whose god is better. There would be no Arab-Israeli conflict, no jihadists flying planes into buildings, no disagreement over whether or not Jesus was the Abrahamic Messiah, no suicide bombers with religious causes, no Jehova's Witnesses bothering us going door-to-door trying to convert us, no Christian evangelists telling homosexuals that “god hates fags,” etc. In the words of John Lennon, “imagine.” Imagine a world with Captain Hindsight.
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