"Because I understand this country, I have to resist it!" Stark sighed. "Unfortunately, President Sitwell and I never managed to fully implement our policies. The United States has too many problems—far too many. They sell their security standards to the entire world. If they think something is safe, then it is safe; if they think it is unsafe, then it is unsafe.
"Miss Sharon Rogers, let me tell you a story. In 1955, fourteen-year-old Black boy Emmett Till was brutally murdered by white racists for whistling at a white girl. Do you know how the court ruled in the end? The killers were acquitted! The Civil Rights Movement began with that as its prelude and unfolded across the Americas with great difficulty.
"Today's United States is like those white people back then. Anyone who shares their values is right, and anyone who differs from them is wrong. Someone has to make them understand their mistakes. If someone needs to make a sacrifice for that, it can start with me."
Stark's speech was both sincere and tragic, and several of the superheroes on Captain America's side were visibly moved.
Rachel rarely turned serious. "Tony, I admire your conviction, but things didn't need to come to this. I can call my father here. We can all sit down and solve this problem together. You should believe in her abilities."
Stark's gaze drifted into the distance, his voice ethereal. "Has Daisy returned?"
Rachel hesitated. "Not yet. She went to another world—you've been there too. There are some things there that need her attention."
Stark nodded thoughtfully. "I remember that place. It's Superman's world. I have to say, Superman is a great man. He has the power to overturn the entire world, yet he willingly binds himself with countless rules..."
Then his tone shifted.