Supergirl (TV Series)

Call to Action (2018)

Sam Witwer: Ben Lockwood, Agent Liberty

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• Ben Lockwood : Why were the Children of Liberty out there patrolling in the first place? Petrocelli could blow this whole thing.

  [he listens for a moment] 

  Ben Lockwood : Just make sure they all lay low until the time comes.

• Ben Lockwood : Sorry it took so long. It was a zoo, but I got everything. I got the sweet potatoes, I got the rolls, and I... think I got the allspice.

  Lydia Lockwood : My hero.

• Lydia Lockwood : Well, I have some good news. It looks like we're gonna be able to make our mortgage payment again this month.

  Ben Lockwood : Oh, well, when you sign up for "richer or for poorer", you kinda hope it's not alway for poorer.

  Lydia Lockwood : Is it "for poorer"? Isn't it just "for poor"?

  Ben Lockwood : You know, I don't remember. I wasn't actually paying attention.

• Sean Chui : Most were surprised by this Children of Liberty manifesto. However, former history professor Ben Lockwood had a little more foresight. Take a look.

  Lydia Lockwood : Did you know about this?

  Ben Lockwood : [on TV]  Throughout history, the downtrodden have found ways to make their voices heard before the mainstream forgets about them. But the irony in this case is that the mainstream, humanity, are the downtrodden.

• Kara Danvers : Most aliens want to live peacefully, just like humans do.

  Ben Lockwood : Okay, and where's the proof of that? Because there have been numerous alien attacks, human lives have been lost.

  Kara Danvers : But there are also aliens making extraordinary contributions. Every one that I interviewed for my "Aliens in National City" series was exceptional.

  Ben Lockwood : Okay, but for a second, let's just talk about human exceptionalism. For example, um... your own editor in chief, James Olsen. He was supposed to be here tonight, was he not?

  Kara Danvers : Uh, y-yes.

  Ben Lockwood : Okay, so, Guardian, if the Children of Liberty are such a problem, why hasn't Guardian renounced them? In fact, rumor is he's meeting with them right now, which seems to indicate that James Olsen understands that these people have something of value to say.

• Kara Danvers : There is a very clear difference between having something to say and the hate speech in these leaflets. This manifesto will only incite violence and fear, and as Americans, we are better than that. On Thanksgiving; tomorrow is Thanksgiving. It is a day for family, for our community. It is about welcoming different cultures and celebrating a gratitude for life together. That is what liberty is about.

  Sean Chui : [the studio audience applauds]  Maybe that's a good place to end this conver...

  Ben Lockwood : [interrupting]  That's a really good point. I'm sorry, I just need to respond to that. Um, I think it's very interesting that we are here, having this debate the day before Thanksgiving Day. I mean, American history, it has this nasty habit with this holiday particularly to just wrap it all up in a neat little bow, when the truth is in the years following the indigenous Wampanoag people inviting the pilgrims to a wonderful Thanksgiving meal, the European invaders slaughtered their hosts. So if we do not learn from American history, is it possible that a hundred years from now, the aliens will have their own wonderful, thankful holiday about how they slaughtered us?

• Sean Chui : Thank you so much for joining us on the show.

  Kara Danvers : Oh, thanks for having me.

  Sean Chui : And this is your counterpoint.

  Ben Lockwood : Hi. Ben Lockwood. It's very nice to meet you.