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Meanwhile, yeah, Rogers could totally be a demogogue if he tried. He is Captain freaking America. It's been stated multiple times in the comics that if he ran for president he'd win through shere popularity alone. He wouldn't even have to have policies. Which is precisely why he doesn't do that. He's become kind of an examination of the paragon figure in literature. Where his shere personality is a force you have to deal with and recognize in every situation he's in. Does Ant Man really care about the Accords? Or is he just there to stand by Captain Freaking America? Does Natasha side with Cap because she changed her mind, or because he's Captain Freaking America?
This right here, this right here is why I loved the Nick Spencer run on Captain America and Secret Empire. It took this whole idea of everyone implicitly trusting Steve and basically showed what would happen if that trust was misplaced. How easy it would be for an evil cap to take over. Because Real Steve doesn't want that level of trust. He wants people to think for himself. It's also the danger of Superman. If Supes wanted to take over, there are plenty of people who would just let him. Not for fear of his power, but simply because giving up control to some altruistic good guy is a tempting concept.