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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DM_Matt" data-source="post: 4407516" data-attributes="member: 1213">There are a number of different views out there.  People are pretty split on whether or not you guys really work for the government.  Of those who think you do, some of them are saying that its about time the government got tough on supervillains and that they should be a national security matter not a law enforcement matter.  Most who think you work for the government, though, generally buy into Barrington and W,S, & D's view of you. Some are proposing that the government prove that you don't work for them for arresting you for various offenses involving violence and property damage.    Civil liberties groups have expressed concerns, but none have taken a hard stance that you are in fact government agents as of yet.  You get the sense that had he not tangled with the Freedom League, you guys would be much worse off than you are now.Barrington has a significant following on the Internet, frustratingly drawn in large part from the young and idealistic.  What he's offering sounds great to many, enough that they are willing to overlook his methods.  Apparently the Compassion Corps is getting very large numbers of volunteers from the West, and while the Legion of Hope is largely drawn from the countries he is developing, some Westerners and even Americans are joining as well.</blockquote>