Superman and the Case for Open Borders
from Literate Machine
What does Superman tell us about the ethics of closed borders? Support this project on Patreon at https://patreon.com/ericrosenfield Especially since at this moment Warner Brothers did a copyright claim on this video to take all the revenue despite the fact that I only use small clips for the purposes of review and commentary which is definitionally fair use. I've disputed it, and we'll see how it goes, but I've never had such small clips mostly without sound get copyright striked in my videos before. Bibliography: https://literatemachine.com/2026/01/19/superman-and-the-case-for-open-borders/#bibliography 00:00 Superman 2025 and the rightwing backlash 03:26 Superman as an immigrant 06:28 The moral case for open borders 10:40 Immigration and crime 12:42 Immigration and social services 13:59 Immigration and labor 21:35 Immigration and space 23:55 Immigration and history 31:50 Immigration and racism 35:46 Right-wing obsession with birthrates 37:45 They're punking us, right? 45:50 It doesn't have to be this way 51:40 The problem with Superman (2025) 59:23 Politics is something we do, not something done to us
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