Aaron Sorkin has never shied away from including this type of political rhetoric in his screenplays, and his work on projects like The Newsroom and The West Wing undoubtedly served as perfect practice runs to take a crack at the comic book world’s most iconic liberal icon.
Regardless of your own political affiliation, it’s impossible to divorce Oliver Queen from his personal political ideology.
It would be as if Jed Barlet picked up a bow and arrow and went to work on corruption.
His far left, radical sensibilities came into play during the 1960s, and they are what set The Emerald Archer apart from other billionaire vigilantes in the comic book world.