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pragmatick t1_jdzf3o8 wrote

Reply to comment by AnotherHiggins in 'Rabbit Hole' Review – Kiefer Sutherland’s fun new thriller is like 24 … but even wilder by Neo2199

You are allowed to enjoy a show and even like a character without condoning his actions.

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JohnTDouche t1_jdzj6yx wrote

Yeah but when the actions are justified by the show, condoned by the show and shown to be correct by the show. Feeling "icky" about it, isn't such a bad feeling to be having.

Then you start thinking about the real world and how people condoned and encouraged these type of actions to real people, often innocent people. How this show was intentionally or not, part of a propaganda campaign. People don't say the words "Guantanamo Bay" much any more but it's still there as far as I know and "icky" doesn't cover the half of it.

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AnotherHiggins t1_je08n0q wrote

And don't forget Abu Ghraib. We were all complicit. And a concerning number of our fellow citizens were gleefully willing to be complicit.

(As for the term "icky," I'm prone to understatements.)

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