If you like, the story is now how evil "government" is. Its how people who
serve the government can do evil things in the name of a "higher" goal. And
such behavior isn't confined to people in government (though their behavior
may be more agregious because of their positions).
> I agree with Tim on what he said, but also on another level.
>
> In a very real sense, SB demonstrates government at its most dangerous.=20
> Burnside believes that **HE** has a grasp on the real world situation and
> that his bosses are out of touch with reality, either due to their
> ineptness or to their political greed. Convinced that he is right (both
> factually and morally), Burnside then goes on to violate any rule/law he
> chooses. This show, as greatly scripted and acted as it is, shows all it=
> s
> viewers that many in government still believe that the "end justifies the
> means." That belief is a greater threat to freedom, liberty and justice
> than communism ever was, or anything else ever will be. That reasoning h=
> as
> allowed police to break down the doors of anyone they think is doing
> something wrong behind them. To use torture to get confessions when the
> cops "know" that the suspect in custody "really" committed the crime, and
> then deny in court ever having put a finger on the suspect. It has allow=
> ed
> the U.S. government to kill hundreds of sailors from across the world whe=
> n
> it mined the ports of Nicaragua in an attempt to bring down a corrupt
> government. Every national power fall victim to this belief, from the U.=
> S.
> to the U.K. to the U.S.S.R. (perhaps not Canada though). =20
>
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>
> >=20
> > I'm glad to read that our UK listmembers will be able to see SB again o=
> n
> tv.
> >=20
> > Something I've been thinking about lately is how personally doomed the
> > Special Section was with Burnside as its director. Over the course of 2=
> 0
> > episodes, only Mike was still standing when the dust cleared. Neil
> himself
> > mentioned how rare it was for a Sandbagger to be killed in the line of
> duty
> > until his tenure as Director began.
> >=20
> > My question is: was it worth it? Maybe we can't even judge, but to me t=
> he
> > huge waste in human lives is unforgiveable. One expects SIS to be a mor=
> e
> > dangerous career than other jobs, but good Lord, look at how all of
> > Burnside's people paid very high prices for working with him. I love SB
> but
> > the more I see it over the years the more uncomfortable I feel about
> Neil's
> > management of the section. Or maybe I'm just getting old :-)
> >=20
> > Tim
> >=20
> >=20
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