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EUROPE AS A WACKY ALIEN CULTURE (Alex Whitlock, 7/25/02, RAWbservations)

Somewhere in the massive collection I amassed a few years back, there is a Superman comic book where Supes was recruited to protect an alien culture from an aggressive neighbor. The culture believed that violence was wrong, but was baffled as to what to do when confronted by a violent enemy. Since they were incapable of fighting back, they called on Superman because they had heard he was good at that sort of thing. Superman being Superman, he selflessly agreed to go out there and put the meanies in their place. After he had won, the aliens did not show him a bit of gratitude. He asked them if he had done something wrong, they answered that he had used violence. They abhored violence. It was time for him to leave. He would not be welcome back.

Alex Whitlock uses this terrific reference to explore European attitudes towards their own defense, or lack of any, though he tails off badly at the end. :) Posted by Orrin Judd at July 25, 2002 8:05 PM