The whole Segeeth keeping Naman in check thing is really emphasized in the comics. Lex repeatedly points out that Superman could easily conquer the world if he felt like it (Batman thinks the same thing, hence his own stockpile of kryptonite). Superman is so self-righteous and sees everything in black and white, and that's where the danger is. They go into it a whole lot in Superman: Red Son. If Superman gets impatient with humanity he can just impose his own ideals through force. With Lex constantly bugging him, he has a distraction.
The other less physical threat that Lex sees in Superman is that he will make humanity complacent. Human progress will stop because there are super powered beings solving all it's problems. Lex persists with his attempts at world domination to give Superman something to fight against, and remind the rest of humanity that they are capable of great things themselves. That Man can stand against Superman. No wonder everyone likes him better.
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Date: 2007-03-14 08:13 pm (UTC)The other less physical threat that Lex sees in Superman is that he will make humanity complacent. Human progress will stop because there are super powered beings solving all it's problems. Lex persists with his attempts at world domination to give Superman something to fight against, and remind the rest of humanity that they are capable of great things themselves. That Man can stand against Superman. No wonder everyone likes him better.