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I think this point is really going over people's heads when arguing that powers means they cannot be oppressed:
StealThisSheen posted...

I mean a vast majority of X-Men mutants don't have literal "nuke" powers. Some of them have stuff like "Grow quills kinda sorta and also you can't turn it off so people judge you for looking weird."

The stories tend to focus more on the super powered heroes and villains, but a lot of the mutants don't have elite fighting powers. Some of the mutants just look odd, or have powers unhelpful in combat. I remember a story about a kid who manifested self-melting powers, and before he could learn to control it he just melted away and died. Not exactly a great addition to a rebel militia.

Plus, there's also the fact that the X-Men have seen several dystopian futures where a large portion of the mutants were eradicated or enslaved. The Sentinels and power inhibitors have been shown to be able to subdue the mutant population, regardless of their superpowers.