And You, Superman?

It was recently announced that Superman, the Man of Steel, will renounce his U.S. Citizenship in Action Comics.  Art and entertainment, sadly, affects the politics of far too many Americans.  Not long ago, the people at Marvel Comics killed off Captain America.  The upcoming movie about the Captain America character wrote into the narrative a diminishing of his Americanism.  Does the irony in that need mention of?  G.I. Joe, the action figure formerly known as a Real American Hero, a couple years ago was not an American Hero.  He was part of some global force for government lacking transparency and accountability to a civilian authority.   

Rather than go into how all this demonstrates the status of our nation's psychology, or psychosis, I'll just comment.  I remember a Bugs Bunny cartoon in which our hero, Bugs, found some carrots that scientists had experimented with. When our hero ate them, he gained super powers, similar to Superman.  He had the goofy suit and the flowing cape; the whole shah bang. After a bunch of mayhem ensues in which Bugs dodges a hunter and his horse ally, Bugs looses the cigar holder full of carrots.  Tragically, the carrots with the super strength additives, doubtlessly NOT FDA approved, fall into the hands of his adversaries.  They eat them all. With their chests bulging, fists clinched in heroic superhero pose, and teeth gritted, they make ready to beat Bugs to a pulp.  Momentarily stunned, Bugs Bunny shakes off his shock and declares, "This is a job for a REAL super hero!" He dashes to a phone booth, and comes out in full Marine dress uniform singing the Marine anthem.

Since Superman renounced his citizenship he was deported back to his place of origin.  This is a letter mailed to Superman via the tax payer subsidized IPS (Interplanetary Postal Service).  The face on the stamp I used was Che in a heroic pose.  I asked for a stamp of Washington but was told he was an imperialist and if I asked again I'd be put on a list of potential trouble makers.     

Krypton
Attention:  Superman
600 Cosmic Fictional Drive

RE:  The Enlightened Planet That Destroyed Itself and Somehow It's Sole Survivor Thinks He's the End All

Dear Superman,

You have devolved from a fun fictional character who inspired patriotism and defending liberty to a fictional global self important goof.  You sir, are a loser, as are the Utopian dunces who give you life.  You began as a hero, and have achieved the status of failure.  It hurt when Benedict Arnold, a war hero and great leader of men fighting for the cause of independence and liberty, turned on our forefathers at a critical time. It likewise stings to have this kind of back stabbing from a fictional ally.  But by thunder, we'll go on without you without apology when we advocate  - Truth, Justice, and the American Way.  As the real heroes say, Semper Fidelis.  Always Faithful.  Unlike you. 



To The Triarii

P.S.  Don't let the door hit you in the cape on the way out.