Starting to read this again, and sadly the Captain is right. To a point. You can't solve everyone's problems, and you risk ignoring your own if you try. Even so, there are good reasons to help others, one of which is that they'll sometimes return the favor.

While we may never get rid of tribalism, it's a good idea to remember that the universe is not perfect, and neither are we. And in any case, racism is stupid. If you're going to dislike someone, at least base it on what they've done! Anything else is just silly.

That might be true, but what he said just showed he's hand a little, and how he feels about the alliance.

Well, I know that now. =P Not like I haven't been following the comic for a while.