...and even for complete extremism, like pure terrorism.
Still, it's also true that the premise "the system and law enforcement don't work" is really the basis of all superhero narratives. That's how the need for the superheros is justified.
>"People [in Guantanamo] had already seen the first series, it was hugely popular." Others who were at Guantánamo at the time confirmed her account. Some described to me how the series contributed directly to an environment encouraging those in the interrogation facility to see themselves as being on the front line, and to go further than they otherwise might have
So torturers at Guantanamo had to get lessons on torture from a TV series which, prior to Season 4, was basically torture-free and pro-Muslim?
From Season 4, 24 was fascistic, pro-torture garbage, but it was taking its cue from real life US policy, not directing it.
Unfortunately, in real life, "good" and "bad" aren't possible to define, nor are they absolute characteristics.
GP was just drawing the parallel, not implying a real connection.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normative_social_influence [2] https://www.uic.edu/labs/skitka/public_html/OppTorture.pdf