(December 21, 2020 at 9:40 pm)Spongebob Wrote: Still wrong to commit mutiny but she did it for the right reasons at least.
See, this is exactly what I mean.
Despite your peace-loving nature, the show has got you to argue that there are right reasons for starting a war, and that disobedience, while unfortunate, was good in the long run. And this reinforces the cliches, like it or not. "We're Americans, so of course we hate war, but we always seem to end up fighting them, which is good."
A more challenging, cliche-breaking show would depict them avoiding war through negotiation. Or it would show the main character overcoming her own desires, being obedient, and having that be the best course of action. But no one would watch such a show -- it wouldn't sell.
The small town my brother used to live in is among the worst in the world for Covid infections. The mayor finally put in place a not-very-strong mask mandate, and within 24 hours she had so many death threats that she had to resign. Obedience has become such a dirty word for Americans that it's hard for us to conceive of it being portrayed positively. Each person who phoned in a death threat felt he was the hero of his own "mutiny-is-justified" drama.
