Democrats, it’s time to fight like Superman for truth, justice, and the American way

Growing up as a comics fan in the UK, I loved Superman more than any other superhero. But even as an impressionable kid I’d wince at his corny catchphrase — that he was fighting for “truth, justice and the American way.” The first two seemed too blindingly obvious, the third a strangely parochial choice of goal for Earth’s most famous immigrant. 

Fast forward to 2018, and here I am, a U.S. resident, literally screaming at the Democratic Party that it needs to overcome its muddled messaging — by appropriating the words of a journalist and immigrant whose entire existence speaks to everything Trump isn’t.  Read more…

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