[u]Setbacks[/u] Super C here. It’s a bit creepy and a bit awkward living in a city where as far as the media is concerned, it’s almost like it doesn’t exist. What’s gotten into Wildcat City? Is it something Leo said? Is it the fact furries outnumber humans 25 to 1? I have no idea. It just came as big a shock to me as it did to many other people around the world. Perhaps it’s because I was raised in a world full of media involvement. I’m not against anything that happens in this town because it has become the world’s number one tourist destination. I am not against anything Leo says or believes either because I would never win an argument with him. At one point, I was suspicious of people calling him “Leo the Patriotic Lion,” and eventually it dawned on me: I was guilty of the same things. This is referring to how I’m working on toning down G-52 policies so that they’re not so nationalist. Probably the only one more devoted to his beliefs than Leo is Super Slash, though. There are some setbacks to living in a modern world without media, but as it happens, only media in terms of personal pleasures is what is dropping. Businesses and teachers alike still use the media to get the point across, and there is nothing wrong with that. But here are some of my own perspectives on what’s been happening: 1. If absolutely nobody in Wildcat City has a television, it destroys the purpose of those who work at the local television stations in town and it puts them out of a job. They may have to convert their building to a newspaper headquarters just so they can stay in the workforce. Of course, they should learn about the paper and online reporting for that matter. On the plus side, however, it may teach them to eliminate the bias in their news reports, as station KCAT-TV Channel 8, the city’s ABC affiliate, was bit by bit becoming conservatively biased. 2. The media elsewhere is going to give Wildcat City a bad name with its badmouth comments. All the liberals are going to hate us for this, because they hate Leo; too often he’s slammed the liberals’ door in their faces (just a figure of speech), and shown the real dark side of them. (He’s not afraid to slam extreme conservatives either; he just doesn’t do that often since he is conservative himself, just like we all are in the G-52s.) They’re also going to hate how furries outnumber humans 25 to 1 because furries in Wildcat City have a way stronger sense or right and wrong, and are stricter disciplinarians to their kids to keep them in line. That won’t stop the public from admiring us for all our marching bands and ensembles, however; nor will it stop Leo the Patriotic Lion from being the prominent hero he is. More importantly, Cripto calls this town his hometown, and the world is starting to recognize him as the superhero of the century. 3. The media is doomed anyway. Technological advances have their pros and cons, but with all we have now, we’re bound to be going backwards! Wildcat City is already going backwards, and I don’t think we’re turning around ever again. Have I failed to recognize any pros out of this? Possibly. But I have not failed to recognize that the city itself is a symbol of hope, a light in the darkness, and it has made my job as G-52 commander-in-chief more important than ever. As the people see me, I am America. Likewise, Captain Cripton is Britain. Why they think of Bendraqi as Iraq, I don’t know, but I think it’s because we associate that country with their evil of evils that has died and gone to Hades, Saddam Hussein. (Osama bin Laden came from Saudi Arabia.) Bendraqi, to be honest, is more than Iraq. He’s every evil there is and then some, and even though he’s historically the dumbest villain in history, because the Quarrelsome Quartet had the absolute dumbest villains in history, he’s also the deadliest. Why do you think his hypnosis treatments are designed to ban us from the Earth and let the public hail him as their ruler? Why do you think the Quarrelsome Quartet had the Laser Beam 5000, using it to destroy Kriegland? (Thank goodness everybody was out there way before it happened.) Anyways, those are some of my thoughts, because there are pros and cons to everything. Take our organization for instance. A pro might be that we are a flexible team, so that not every G-52 and/or ally has to be there every time. This makes it easier for us to track down the criminals while the rest of us go about our normal lives; I am a gym jock, Cripto’s a rock star, Grease is a mechanic, Crush is a soccer ref, and then, of course, you’ve befriend all the band furs I see here (Leo, Leo, Tom, and Benjamin). A con might be that our policies are die-hard nationalist and need to be toned down, something I’ve been working on trying to fix ever since the Super Slash saga. It’s difficult to do because everyone knows the reputation we have for being who we are, and some say we should not compromise our morals. I agree with that, but as I said, there are pros and cons to everything. It’s too dangerous being nationalistic as we are, but it’s not going to stop Super Slash or Leo from believing what they do. I hope everything works out in the end. For now, please bear in mind that if you come to Wildcat City, do not expect to see a television set, iPad, computer, or anything along that line. You’re not going to find it. THE END