I rode a tank, held a general's rank, when the blitzkrieg raged

[David Morris]

>From: Eric Rosenbloom
>
>David Morris wrote:
> >
> > >Terrance:
> > >he is usually male, universally admired by men
> >
> > This one doesn't fly.  There are MANY men that HATE the Badass.  That's 
>why he's usually killed off.
>
>Jesus is universally admired by Christians yet they re-enact and share in 
>his death at every mass. Similarly, Frankenstein's monster sticks it to his 
>creator, which the populace wants, but then must be exiled. And King Kong 
>sticks it to his exploiters, but then must die. A book shows a possible 
>world, but then must be closed. As the expression of the repressed id, the 
>Badass is both cheered and feared, adored and hated. His chaos is welcomed 
>for a while as a welcome break from routine, but then his end is equally 
>welcomed.

Ok, but the story usually has those who want to do away with the Badass and 
those who cheer him on.  He is not "universally admired by men," even though 
he may be just what the doctor ordered for the repressed id.  And Terrance's 
quoting the passage from P's essay over and over again does not clarify this 
point.

DM
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