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And in my opinion, it's had a noticeable effect on public opinion. Maybe I'm wrong, but it felt to me like everyone knew that torture was wrong before the firs
by kybernetikos 7y ago
And in my opinion, it's had a noticeable effect on public opinion.
Maybe I'm wrong, but it felt to me like everyone knew that torture was wrong before the first series of 24 came out, and then a few years later, everyone thought it was often the right thing to do.
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- revicon 7y ago24 premiered on November 6, 2001, 56 days after the 9/11 attacks. My un-informed opinion is torture got a whole lot more popular because of that than the show
- krapp 7y agoI remember it the other way around - I first heard about 24 from neo-cons saying the next 9/11 would never have happened if the government had more Jack Bauers willing to "do what needed to be done." Torture was already popular with the administration, at least. Americans, meanwhile, were angry and many just wanted Muslims to suffer, and their government was telling them that torture (sorry, "enhanced interrogation") was not only just, but necessary and effective, and that opposing it was not only cowardice but borderline treason, and would lead to the next 9/11.