Dear Dean Cain . . . it's not too late to stand up for Truth, Justice, and the American Way.
The Blackcoats are coming! As if the evil behind masks and guns without warrants and creds were not enough, Herr Miller says they need to ratchet up the cruelty.
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Dear Dean,
This column is going to make me sound like a real nerd. A 70-year-old man-boy, who acts as if a fictional superhero actually exists . . .
That’s because he does exist.
Though he is only about one hundred years old, Superman, the creation of two 17-year-old Jewish immigrants whose families found their way to the United States in search of a better life, in that short period of time has - through a series of writers, authors, actors, directors, cultural historians and philosophers, established himself as a cultural and moral paradigm in the hearts of millions.
Ironically, it’s not unlike a large portion of the world’s population who find themselves bound to similar beliefs and heroes, calling themselves by different names but looking to the stories of mythical and mystical men and women as guideposts for moral and ethical behavior: Baha’i, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, and Zoroastrianism (Major religions of the world, 2020) have developed largely fictional narratives over millenium, intended to provide ethical guidance to their followers.
On the day that you accepted the role of Superman in the 1990s TV series, “Lois and Clark”, you became part of a sacred cultural phenomenon unlike almost any other.
You became the immigrant child, saved from the rubble of a foreign “land”; raised by a salt of the earth, American farming family from the Midwest who, proudly and lovingly, raised their son to represent all that is good and decent about the American idea and those who defend it.
You joined the brotherhood of those who would be the ultimate representatives of “Truth, Justice and the American Way.”
Yet, somehow I suspect that you did not recognize that, long after you were but a memory for your ancestors to recall, that the role of Superman would be the one legacy that carried your memory into a future that we can only imagine today.
I am guessing that you had the best of intentions when you joined ICE recently, but failed to recognize that your role would require you to think and act in ways completely contrary to the legacy of which you had become a part.
There are few roles for an actor that carry the weight and responsibility that representing the Man of Steel does. Even the roles of Luke Skywalker and Han Solo in Star Wars pale in comparison. It bears a special and unique responsibility.
Now, there is a bit of a war within the ranks of ICE and Homeland Security. Steven Miller feels that ICE agents should ramp up the level of cruelty, to focus even more on those who don’t, in fact, represent the “worst of the worst.”
This would be an ideal time for you to make a stand. To set an example that will long be remembered by rejecting the un-American treatment of people, many of whom are citizens and more than 70% of whom have broken no laws, except the one that brought them into the country in search of a better life.
I’m not suggesting that your resignation would end the cruelty, but it would set them back. Even a small victory is important right now.
I suppose that I am, indeed, outing myself as a nerd when I say that I grew up believing that Superman was more than just a fictional superhero. That he was a symbol of all the ideals that have made this country a beacon of hope, freedom and opportunity for people all over the world.
It was just this belief that motivated me, recently, to reach out to Elliot S! Maggin, the best-selling author of more Superman comics, novels and graphic novels than anyone currently living. I wanted to understand why “The Man of Steel” seemed to be such a touchstone in his life - and what could lead you to such a different place.
“Truth, Justice and the American way has always been my personal Torah”, Maggin said in response to a question about his loyalty to the ideals of Superman. “There’s a right and a wrong in this universe . . . and the difference isn’t hard to figure out.”
He’s right Dean. Time for you to stand up. It will turn your own Superman story around.
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Full Podcast: Elliot S! Maggin on the importance of Superman
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Wayne is a North American “mutt” with a family heritage that winds through his Native American, Canadian and US Colonial roots. His love for the philosophical founding documents and sacred stories and dreams of both the Abenaki and the Iroquois, the US Founders, and the sacred artists, musicans, writers and poets whose works and images are a celebration of the circle of life continue to be the source of his inspiration.
An author, podcaster, artist, activist, and recovering politician, including three terms as a State Senator and 1994 Democratic nominee for Governor. His art (WayneDKing.com) is exhibited nationally in galleries and he has published five books of his images, most recently, “New Hampshire - a Love Story”. His novel “Sacred Trust” - a vicarious, high-voltage adventure to stop a private power line - as well as the photographic books are available at most local bookstores or on Amazon.
Wayne lives on the “Narrows” in Bath, NH at the confluence of the Connecticut and Ammonoosuc Rivers and proudly flies the American, Iroquois and Abenaki Flags, attesting to both his ancestry and his spiritual ties. Anamaki is a derivative of an Algonquin word meaning “abiding hope”.
Art, Columns, and Podcasts are produced at Anamaki Productions, Winter Warrior Studios in Bath, NH. Join the mailing list and be first to see new images and to receive special offers on cards, prints, limited editions and more at his Anamaki Chronicles Substack
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