Doom gave a small nod, pacing to the other side of the office. Batman. Of course he had heard of him, though he had never tangled personally with him.
"So you have an agreement concerning how people work in general. Good. It does seem a shame you do not wish to join Richard's group. But then... Your circumstances are more than unique."
"Although, I am not entirely in agreement concerning the villains you speak of. In the next evolution of humanity, those who have power and no honor and moral will use it for their own selfish needs. This will be regardless of whether you have colorful heroes or not. Criminals are created due to a lack in their society. In the most beneficial society, the needs of all are met, and thus only the insane and mentally degraded are driven to criminal acts."
He stopped his methodical pacing to eye Luthor where he sat at his desk. "My country, again, does not have these issues. Yours is quite different. Circumstances drive American criminal activity like wind in the sails of ships. And some of those will be born with exemplary, advanced genes. There will be no stopping their destructive wave until the more powerful mutants are granted a means to become dutiful citizens rather than criminals fit for execution. Because one day, this minority will be a majority. I for one do not wish to be hunted by this future majority."
He tilt his head to one side. "In that, you will very well want your 'supers'." He waved a gauntlet as though to clear the air. "Besides, they are like gladiators in a Collaseum, supported by the population as their heroes. It would be very hard to subdue their worship from the masses. They are now obligated to their culture, which can be easily used against them to force them to heel for the sake of the people."