Critics who call this discussion simplistic or one-note are totally missing the point, not only about Daredevil, but about the entire concept of heroism.
Apocalyptic politics apparently translates most clearly as the "walking up to the biggest inmate on the first day of incarceration and trying to kill them."
Childhood's End is forced to compress the timeframe of the story in order to keep our characters around for a while - an issue the novel has no interest in.