We'll probably need a subvote as to the specifics of the documentary and an interlude for the superhero group, but the general gist here is that the documentary is a PR\politics trick.
You said that the difference between Lexpo and this is that superman is not directly in charge of the security of the world.
This paints him more as a good samaritan than a protector - if he decides to do superheroics then it's an "at his own convenience" kind of thing and thus he owes nothing to anybody since this is the equivalent of charity work so to speak.
Our goal is to make heroes directly involved in such things from the get-go (hence, a global initiative) and thus not have the benefit of "we don't owe you anything" to protect them (or more specifically, superman).
if we make it "their job" then we can also make them liable for damages, intentional or otherwise (by, say, making information gathering and prevention among their responsibilities)- and all of it under the guise of "united cooperation efforts" and "coordinating heroes on a global scale" and pushing for a larger superhero society rather than the disconnected vigilantes of today.
In addition, again, pushing the idea that we are doing superman a favor by letting him be around here just as much as he is doing us a favor by helping out, and that helping out is the least that he can do so to speak.
Also, making him less iconic and demonstrating that he is fallible (which he is, as Brainiac and Lobo demonstrated, if nothing else), regardless of how powerful he is, will work massively in our favor.
We don't even need to necessarily diminish what he does, just emphasize what everyone else does in order to fit into our narrative.
And yes, some part of this is just sticking it to Lois.
The documentary will be meant as a promotion to these ideas, and by getting involved and initiating this ourselves we will have far more leverage and influence on any such group than one that would form naturally through necessity (I'd argue that if we wouldn't do anything then such a group will form in the next turn regardless)
Shit, we might even be able to sponsor the teen titans if we play the "superhero initiative" well enough, I can think of at least a couple of approaches for this issue but it's too early to tell.
The specifics of it need to be hashed out, but this is generally what is happening.
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This entire conversation is all well and good but we'll need an update to go along with that before we actually plan anything concrete
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