Distrusting the military-industrial complex
In furtherance of LJ's cartoon education, we watched the first three episodes of Justice League tonight. As part one's cliffhanger rolled, LJ asked me to pause the DVD.
"I think I've figured it out," she said. "The government asked Superman to destroy all of Earth's missiles to bring about peace, right? And the big three-legged monsters started wiping out all the cities just after he finished. Well, I remember that army general looked really upset at losing all of his missiles, so I think he and the army made the big monsters. But they're going to pretend they didn't make them, and use it as an excuse to get all their missiles back so they can save the day and make Superman look bad. Because that's the sort of thing armies do."
My little conspiracy theorist. I'm so proud!
Greet the Fire as Your Friend,
SF
"I think I've figured it out," she said. "The government asked Superman to destroy all of Earth's missiles to bring about peace, right? And the big three-legged monsters started wiping out all the cities just after he finished. Well, I remember that army general looked really upset at losing all of his missiles, so I think he and the army made the big monsters. But they're going to pretend they didn't make them, and use it as an excuse to get all their missiles back so they can save the day and make Superman look bad. Because that's the sort of thing armies do."
My little conspiracy theorist. I'm so proud!
Greet the Fire as Your Friend,
SF