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I feel like most of the ones who aren't just murderous psychos are given pretty sympathetic light when they make monologues about their causes. They only get beat up when they start blowing up the city or releasing gases or something. I'm pretty sure these face-offs are mostly written to give the "villains" a platform.
From a narrative perspective, the intrinsic connection Batman has to the inequalities of the system make him an intentional foil for the criticisms from the Poison Ivys in the rogues gallery that make very good points.
If you want comics to be more direct in their critiques, may I suggest The Invisibles, or maybe Transmetropolitan.
You're looking at this from the perspective of the universe the characters are in independent from our own world and the narratives the writers are creating. I think we're having different conversations.
Maybe reread my last comment, I addressed that.
Yeah I was drunk last night when I replied. No idea if I even read it. Lol.