Jack's Ethics at In These Times
In These Times has an interesting cover story this week about the ethics of 24. I thought I'd comment on this paragraph:
Jack has never been willing to sacrifice his loved ones at a moment's notice for the mission. In fact, much of the series has been Jack trying to figure out how to protect his loved ones will still carrying out the mission.
Too bad the writer doesn't actually watch the show. He makes some interesting points, but they are not based on a familiarity with the program, it seems.
It is here that we encounter the series' fundamental ideological lie: In spite of this thoroughly ruthless attitude of self-instrumentalization, the CTU agents, especially Jack, remain "warm human beings," caught in the usual emotional dilemmas of "normal" people. They love their wives and children, they suffer jealousy--but at a moment's notice they are ready to sacrifice their loved ones for their mission. They are something like the psychological equivalent of decaffeinated coffee, doing all the horrible things the situation necessitates, yet without paying the subjective price for it.
Jack has never been willing to sacrifice his loved ones at a moment's notice for the mission. In fact, much of the series has been Jack trying to figure out how to protect his loved ones will still carrying out the mission.
Too bad the writer doesn't actually watch the show. He makes some interesting points, but they are not based on a familiarity with the program, it seems.
posted by Someone at 3:21 AM
1 Comments:
Oh, Wilke -- it's like you are forgetting things. Remember just last season, when it was Muslim store owners that helped defend Jack and Audrey's husband in the gun shop? They are ALWAYS breaking stereotypes.
Unlike the Bush administration, Jack's decisions are always good. If I were gay, I would want to make sweet love to Jack.
I just hate that his name is Jack, for reasons I'm sure you understand but I will not publish. K?
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