We deserved it. I mean, if you get a pummeling, you deserved it. But isn’t it wonderful to remember a time that America was once so innocent that all we had to worry about was the next “Batman” movie?
Meaning of the quote
The quote suggests that sometimes people feel they deserve bad things that happen to them, like getting "pummeled" or punished. However, the quote also notes that there was a time in America when people didn't have to worry about serious problems and could instead just look forward to the next Batman movie. This idea of a more innocent and carefree time in America's past is described as "wonderful" to remember.
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