Gorfias said:
"Why is it stripping Superman of his American-hood so stupid? Because without it, he?s Doctor Manhattan... And in the end, the only truly interesting aspect of Superman?s character is his complete devotion to America. Because it?s this devotion?of which his citizenship is the anchor?that establishes all of his moral limits. Why does this demi-god not rule the earth according to his own will? The only satisfying answer is that he declines to do so because he believes in America and has chosen to be an American citizen first and a super man second....All of these stories work because Superman believes in, and is part of, America. Once he?s a ?citizen of the universe? what, exactly, will he believe in? Heck, what does ?citizen of the Universe? even mean? Will Superman now adhere to the Tamaran code of honor? Will he follow the Atlantean system of monarchy? Does he believe in liberté, égalité, fraternité, or sharia? Does he believe in British interventionism or Swiss neutrality? You see where I?m going with this: If Superman doesn?t believe in America, then he doesn?t believe in anything...And if an invulnerable demigod doesn?t believe in anything, then what he really believes in is himself?his own judgments, foibles, preferences, and partialities. At which point he is drained of every last bit of dramatic interest. He?s Doctor Manhattan and all he can do is exile himself to the moon and let the little people carry on with the hurly-burly of earth."
Bullshit, Superman has human emotions in the sense that he has empathy, dreams, desires and hopes, unlike Dr Manhattan who loses more and more of his humanity every day.
The values Ma and Pa Kent bestowed upon him are not something exclusive of the United States (also, please stop, using America for everything US related, you don't represents Canda, Mexico, Panama and so on, you people aren't America).
It was the values of a simple life and with the simple moral structure of doing what you felt is right and righting wrongs, him leaving the US citizenship does not change that, it only means that he wants to help people anywhere in the world without having to give explanations to anybody, or since the US is in conflict with Irak he automatically can't help civilians in Irak? Hell, it's the same reason the Justice League of America makes no sense, seeing how some of their more powerful the members have no relation whatsoever with the US (one an Amazon, another an alien from Mars), specially when half the time they intervene it's in a global scale.
That they don't limit themselves to US soil or US policy doesn't mean they will turn into the Authority, it is just a testament to their desire to help anybody in the world, no mater nation, race or any other thing, simply because they have the power to help and feel it's their responsibility. As I see it, as long as he doesn't actively intervene in political issues, it is irrelevant, since an innocent should be worth protecting, no matter where he is.
