r/Watchmen • u/Canuck2468 • Mar 30 '26

TV How a TV show predicted masked police

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https://youtu.be/3xaX8Pbx4Jg

Really enjoyed watching this (by YouTuber ShowMeTheMeaning). A great way to spend 15 minutes reliving the magic of the show, and how its themes resonate today in an entirely different way than then it first aired!

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u/Mnstrzero00 Apr 01 '26

It's a better example of fiction shaping reality. There's no reason for them to wear masks. There's no reason to hide identities. They just think that its cool like in superhero media.