Comments on: 24: MLK Day http://www.lukeandhisdad.com/podcast/24-mlk-day/ A father and son reach out across the net. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:37:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: jason http://www.lukeandhisdad.com/podcast/24-mlk-day/comment-page-1/#comment-52 jason Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:53:13 +0000 http://www.lukeandhisdad.com/2007/01/15/24-mlk-day/#comment-52 No doubt, 24 has a lot of right-wing fantasies in it. I'm liberal and a huge fan of 24, though, and I think the show does a great job of including ethics debates and questioning tactics. Bottom line, though, is that for the left and the right, the people on 24 represent different things. For the right, a powerful president and Jack Bauer represent the right's leadership. For the left, a powerful president on 24 is a condemnation by comparison, showing what the right's leadership lacks. Jack Bauer may justify torture, but only because we, the viewers, trust Jack. I don't think that message translates to the real world -- a world where Jack doesn't exist. No doubt, 24 has a lot of right-wing fantasies in it. I’m liberal and a huge fan of 24, though, and I think the show does a great job of including ethics debates and questioning tactics.

Bottom line, though, is that for the left and the right, the people on 24 represent different things. For the right, a powerful president and Jack Bauer represent the right’s leadership. For the left, a powerful president on 24 is a condemnation by comparison, showing what the right’s leadership lacks. Jack Bauer may justify torture, but only because we, the viewers, trust Jack. I don’t think that message translates to the real world — a world where Jack doesn’t exist.

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