Batman, America and Morality

So, I cannot be the only one who noticed the deep undercurrent of modern American patriotism in the Dark Knight Rises, but I seem to be unable to hold my tongue - so to speak. I wish to be brief.

The Batman is a symbol, he was always saying so in the now-famous trilogy. He was something to fear, but that same something is a protective entity. Something no one really understands, and the fear caused something unexpected for our hero: opposition. From the very people he was trying to protect.

There is a moral code. I believe in a global moral compas by which people all over the world, when they are honest, can sit down, quiet their mind and heart, can understand this: "Good and bad exist and as created humans we should all know the difference."

There are plenty of people who think they know what that code is, but I see too many people defending what they think is "right" or "fair" much more than they are defending what is inherently moral. I think that democrats have this sentiment down to a T -  though in their case I have heard more calls to INaction, than to action. There is also the plausible pov that the republicans have their trigger-finger a little to tightly wound, but in any case, or in this case at least, I will keep it uni-partisan, if I may.

There are internationally recognized objections to the way the United States of America handles affairs in relation to the rest of the world. I have come to the conclusion that just as Batman is a symbol for "cleaning up" the morally corrupt community, and actively does away with the purely cold-blooded, America, too, is that "hero." Not only unsung, but willing to take the flack, even the blame, for the biggest and most violent issues surrounding (not politics, not a country) humanity. As long as there is a moral watchdog, a defender of the poor, someone standing up for our ingrained moral code.

Loyal, unyeilding, not caring if those he helps "agree" with him or not, America is like the world's big brother. Remember, siblings, who always got the brunt of the punishment in your family? The blame? Remember how sometimes it was indeed Little Brother who "did it," but you kept your mouth shut?

I don't pretend to compare America to God, but in this case, the lighting on this scene, the shadows in the corners, that particular spotlight, appears similar to another scene, 2000 years ago...