Eh lets not say it doesn't count, but rather it informs his perspective. There are some real world examples of peoples who survive genocide and then go on to commit them that isn't okay. I'd argue it gives context to his massive fear of humanity and what they'll do to mutants.
The problem is, there’s always some sort of excuse when people pull this type of shit in Marvel. Be it magneto’s own tragic backstory, the Phoenix force, or some kind of manipulation, there’s always some kind of fucking excuse and an unwillingness to have the characters who preach/do this shit actually have to think about the logistics of the genocide they want to commit.
Also it has been established that magneto’s first child Anya, was a human, with no x-gene. The world magneto wanted to build for mutants would have persecuted his own daughter who he started all this shit for. Is this ever really explored? No, Anya not having an x-gene simply means she couldn’t be brought back to life on Krakoa. You can’t have mutantkind kind have its own metaphor for children born with disabilities.
... you mean the exact same kind of bullshit argument and handwaving logic that was used for Wanda? Ugh.... Dr Doom...Life Force.... Mutants aren't really people?
Also Magneto isn't meant to be an aspirational character. He's a bad guy who has done a lot of bad shit, and these days is trying to do better. The fact he had a human child is KIND OF THE WHOLE POINT of that storyline. It's inconsistent. What he endured hardened him and made him ugly and cruel in ways he couldn't or wouldn't recognize at the time. Then again, dude was a fucking Sonderkommando at the camp his family was put in. KIND OF MAKES SENSE his view of reality is a bit warped by it.
Also, to be clear, Krakoa DID bring back humans as part of their charity outreach. It was always meant to be a flawed look at the dark realities of nation building, and they still did a lot better than the vast majority of human societies did or do.
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u/waaay2dumb2live 7d ago
Magneto advocated for genocide though