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Someone alluded to this in their answer & I upvoted it, but perhaps I can flesh it out a little. Let’s start with the fabled inscription:"Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor"The question, of course, is: who is "worthy"? What does it mean to be "worthy" to the hammer, or to the person who enchanted the hammer to be wielded only by those deemed "worthy"?Frankly, I don't know. But someone who might have a clue is the man who wrote arguably the greatest Thor saga of all time (indeed, one of the greatest comic book sagas of all time, including all of them), Walt Simonson. I highly recommend you read it at your earliest convenience; it is available in all its glorious entirety in 5 volumes of trade paperback. Simonson once memorably wrote the following about his perception of mighty Mjolnir, its purpose, & what it was created for.It was, he said, "a giant-killing machine."Just so there is no misunderstanding, the hyphen here is important: it's not a killing machine in general that just happens to be large (i.e. giant-sized). It is, specifically: a machine purpose-built & expressly-designed TO KILL GIANTS.In other words, Mjolnir is:An executioner's tool.An assassin's weapon.A genocidal instrument.Does that make anybody a little uncomfortable? It should! It did me when I first read it & the more I thought about it the more it made sense to me & showed me Simonson's depth in grasping what this character's weapon was really all about, which is often lost on us (Thor is Walt's favorite, by the way). I sure don't usually think of Thor in that way, nor his hammer. But this idea neatly explains why Wonder Woman & Captain America have both been shown lifting the hammer with no difficulty & with no "magical permission slip" from either Thor or his daddy Odin. Captain America has lifted it at least thrice that I know of…Mighty Thor #390 (1988), Rogers costumed as The Captain:Fear Itself #7 (2011), assembling the team:Secret Empire #10 (2017), whipping Hydra Supreme:Wonder Woman lifted Mjolnir in a crossover event, Marvel Versus DC #2 & #3:The glaring difference between Captain America & Wonder Woman on the one hand & Superman on the other is that both of the former are soldiers/warriors who have slain enemies on the battlefield while Superman isn't really about any of that. Which explains why we got this:It's just not Kal's bag, & so he needs the “magical permission slip” from Odin to lift it in extremis. And just for completeness sake, I don’t think the Silver Surfer would be able to wield Mjolnir (barring the same “Odin permission slip”) either, based on the same line of reasoning. If anything he’s even more of a pacifist than Superman is, even more reluctant to cut loose with his awesome power. And please bear in mind I say this with all due respect as a big fan of all 5 characters (Thor included). It’s nothing to do with favorites, they’re all old favorites of mine.All of which is not to say that Kal & Norrin aren’t as indomitable & unstoppable as they come. But they try really really really hard not to go the lethal route if possible. That's also not to say that Steve & Diana...or Thor for that matter...randomly kill just anybody with impunity. But they have done so at great need. They are also all classically "good" guys, noble & morally forthright.Now...back to the matter of a giant-killing machine. It makes sense to me that the soldiers/warriors/bloodletters of a morally good bearing will be deemed "worthy" by it, or by the god that enchanted it, to be wielded in battle. That is its purpose, it knows this, & the magic confirms it. Lest we forget, the Vikings were a warrior people, rather renowned for their bloodthirstiness, & Thor was the foremost warrior god of that warrior people. And Odin, the god that laid the enchantment ’pon said mallet, is a skyfather, the head of a pantheon of deities worshiped by a warlike people made up of doughty warriors that embraced a warrior ethos & warrior culture.Ever since I read Simonson's short but terribly accurate description of Mjolnir it has stuck with me. And it neatly ties together the disparate threads of why Wonder Woman has no trouble lifting it, nor Captain America, but Superman (ostensibly a quite similar noble character) had to be in dire straits with special permission from Thor or Odin to get it off the ground. It also explains what a Viking god or his weapon might deem "worthy" for purposes of wielding it.PS. As a personal aside, I believe Marvel shouldn’t let anybody but Captain America (in situations of very grave peril) or Beta Ray Bill (who is so worthy he got his own magic hammer, Stormbreaker) wield Mjolnir aside from Thor, as it has the effect (unintended though it be) of watering down how special Thor is, how special the hammer is, & how special the bond between them is. But the question didn’t ask about that, so I offer it as merely one man’s editorial opinion.

Lifeline, for example. It was a cram school full of developmentally disabled people like me. Before the autism diagnosis, I would have not been learning anything else in a public school.I was in grade four and there was that teacher assistant named Mr. Simmons; who accused me for no reason; timed me for five minutes. Five minutes for what?! I wouldn’t be accused of anything else. Then there was a classmate who was transfer student and visited the school. Her name was Vaishali and she had a bad experience with me. First of all, she looked at my pacifier necklace and inserted into her mouth.Then whenever she wants to be helpless, due to a lack of knowledge and grammar, she asked me “how do you write?” Then replied to me with a “none of your business”! That was being rude to me. During lunchtime, she dug pieces of meat from every sandwich and chewed with mouth full.I encountered another student who had a queer moment whenever he was rewarded for beading, especially when he finished his schoolwork. Despite his childish appearance, he acted more like child than a typical teenager.And the worst school years were yet to come. I had the worst experience with the worst teacher in both seventh and eighth grade. Her name was Mrs. Hanna. One time, I kept forgetting my permission slip and gave me a diminutive look. Losing my points won’t be the best thing ever whenever I had the responsibilities of handling it carefully. Mrs. Roth at one time looked at my homework especially with my spelling word, “successful”. I wrote the correct sentence already except it was a grammatical error. I was bullied due to my Filipino background and my appearance.The worst bully ever was none other than Paul because he was a threat to the entire school. He was an obese student with suicidal thoughts. He tormented anyone else especially he shoved me and I cried. Then he screamed at me before his short-lived apology for the rubbishy yet troublesome moments that he created. It doesn’t stop until he viciously attacked my friend Andy and was later expelled from school because of his outlandish and violent behavior. Even during confession time of confirmation at church, he started using his manic depressive moments yet again.How does that mean he made the most dangerous thing ever in his mind?I don’t trust him, however, his physical aggression went haywire.When I was in school, I was in a classroom filled with the most boys while I was the only girl (twice as that) in the entire class. I met a fellow student who had a stuttering problem and a disgusting appearance especially when he wore pants and inside he wore nothing.Then before my final year at Lifeline Center, someone else came up to me and introduced me to a transfer student. Her name was Lauren. Though she thought she was nice except she formed a clique with her fellow classmate Jackie. It wasn’t normal for me when I stumbled into them. Both Lauren and Jackie were as toxic to me because they mistreated me like I was their child rather than a then 15-year-old. One time, she called me to invite her friend, which I don’t know her, to my birthday. She taught me how to read about horses like a teacher than herself. And even worse for me was when she forced me to date a perverted student.As pulled the plug between me from Lauren and Jackie, I would’ve not be spoken to them. Ever.

Ok, so Catalan separatists:Declare that Catalonia is inseparable and indivisible, and that towns that wish to stay in Spain can’t separate with Catalonia. Non-negotiable.Declare independence unilaterally, with no negotiation, knowing full well they had no legal basis, sufficient popular support (less than 50% of the popular vote, or without even the basic infrastructure to establish a government. Oh, and the referendum that it was based on didn’t offer democratic guarantees.They claim the right to separate on 50%+1 vote with no minimum (1 vote would be enough) on an illegal referendum boycotted by those who disagreed with them (on the basis it was illegal). It was justified by using the document of the Venice Commision of Referendums (1) although the Venice Commision of Referendums itself responded that the Catalan referendum was not legitimate as it had neither a qualified majority in parliament nor complied with the Spanish constitution. (2) .(1) Ocho requisitos básicos para que un referéndum se acepte internacionalmente(2) La Comisión de Venecia asegura que el referéndum de Puigdemont no cumple los estándaresAfter declaring independence, the ex-President immediately left the country. There exists a concept of “preventive prison” for three things: presenting a danger, being likely to flee the country, or creating obstacles for an investigation. Puigdemont fleeing the country with half the cabinet members showed probable cause for the rest to flee, so the Justice Department (NOT THE GOVERNMENT) put the remaining members in preventative jail. Amnesty international, who is probably the best expert in the world with this, with the best lawyers on this, says they are not political prisoners. Because of “actions that can constitute crimes.” (my translation)Wonder why you see so many young people in photos? Many schools ask parents to sign permission slips to go to political rallies in school hours. This puts pressure on the non Catalan nationalist kids - and parents- to fit in with expectations. When was the last time your school took you to a political rally field trip?The opposition leader has been declared persona non grata by a city’s mayor. El Ayuntamiento de Llavaneres declara persona ‘non grata’ a Inés Arrimadas .They claim that basic human rights are being ignored in Catalonia. (By that they mean their right to unilaterally separate.) Despite the UN leaving pretty clear indications on what self determination means… here, don’t take my word for it, look at any of the experts the UN have placed on their lecture series. United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Lawthe infamous “Help Catalonia” video which was sent out… a paid and professionally made video with a hired actress (I was told it was 17,000 euros in production) pretending to be a grassroots production. You can watch it and also download posters to deface local businesses at this link: Show Your Supportclaim their media TV3 is the most balanced and non-partial news. (I read this as “My confirmation bias is better than your confirmation bias.”) A fine example of objectivity pointed out by humorist El Gran Wyoming.They, (by they, I mean Marta Rovira) spread fear by claiming the Spanish Government promised dead people in the streets,(“Sometimes I see dead people…”) She offers no evidence, cites three people who Puigdemont told her that they had told him, but who deny saying anything, and then claims that the government planned military occupation, but she prevented it by warning everyone. (By the way, I have a magic ring that prevents dragon attacks, and that is why nobody is being attacked by dragons. Hope y’all are grateful.)Having done all this, and more, everyone, including people hiding from justice in other countries, or in a (preventative) jail after publicly denying that the constitution of their country, or the statutes of their region no longer applies to them, are still allowed to run in the election. And election which was called for as soon as legally possible.Catalan Nationalists keep invoking the idea of Franco, even in this question.A guy who died 40 years ago, and who nobody wants back.Including the very most most right wing members of the present minority PP government, holding on to power by a thread, after attaining it due to an internal coup in the socialist party, with only 30% of the vote.The question also talks about Madrid vs Catalonia. What is the reason for calling one a city, but the other a region, when we are talking about a sovereign state vs a region of that sovereign state? (Granted, it looks like Barcelona will not vote for independence parties, so that is perhaps a reason to not use Barcelona, as the only reason that the independence parties had a slim majority of seats is that the smaller cities are over-represented in terms of population.) Why do this?Because it-anchors independence as a thing between two equals (ie: a divorce between an abusive husband and bruised and battered wife.) when it is probably more like an amputation of an arm.-plays well into the narrative of the continuity of Franco in post Constitutional Spain of direct and dictatorial rule from Madrid.-focuses on a single political entity, rather than Spain as a diverse country, If you can define Madrid as the PP it becomes easier to create a common enemy.It gets even sloppier when you consider that there is also the Community of Madrid as well as the capital city of Madrid, where the Mayor of Madrid has more in common with the Mayor of Barcelona than the President of Spain.The nationalists are tapping into and fomenting a hatred of Madrid, defining it as the stronghold of Franco and Fascism. Because nationalism needs an enemy to unite against. (Anecdote: I lost two friends from Catalonia when I started dating a girl from Madrid. They never spoke to me again after I told them. This is an extreme case, and I don’t think it is anything normal or typical, but I have never seen anything like that the other way.)So imagine that is the entity with which you are dealing. Can you dialogue?On the other hand, the Spanish government, which is not obliged to negotiate a Catalexit from Spain and Europe for the Catalans, but rather, to maintain national integrity, has not tried to prevent anyone from running in the election. Including people hiding from justice in other countries, or in a (preventative) jail after publicly denying that the constitution of their country, or the statutes of their region no longer applies to them, . An election which was called for as soon as legally possible.So who is behaving like a dictator?Just to let you know, I am not a Spaniard, or even a European. I am a Canadian living in Spain, and have friends from every region of it.I was in Quebec during the referendum, and there was really no comparison with what happened in the referendum here. There is just cheap posturing for votes. From both sides I suppose, but I am especially indignant with the agit prop theatre from Catalonia. If you don’t like the present government, and remember, according to voters all across Spain about 70% of them don’t, you could wait a bit, and deal with the new one.Catalonia has survived a long time with Spain… and has basically been a part of Spain ever since that critical mass that has grown into modern Spain was formed with Isabel and Ferdinand. Why look for a permanent solution to a temporary problem, especially when you have no clear legal, economic, or political ways forward at the present moment?