GR 'Streets'

[s~Z]

>>>The connections, whether made by Slothrop
or the text, do have specific significance. The "genital onset" equates to
America "fucking over" the enemy, to phallocentrism and phallogocentrism. It
is opposed to the "stout rainbow cock" Slothrop saw earlier, which is
associated with fertility and natural harmony. In this context it has
brought death, not life. Its connection to "the hey-lookit-me smugness of
the Cross" brings in all that Christian baggage, the implicit justification
that it's OK to obliterate a "godless" enemy in the name of "God". Jesus
died for *our* Sins so's we can do whatever we want to them heathen Nips -
that attitude.<<<

This has been work, but you're getting the hang of it. Now, in light of
these specifics, go back to the chaplain's passage, and then do a little
hermeneuyoga and consider the first paragraph again. We'll address the
remainder of the section after you get on track with these parts.