Law and order
There was an interesting exchange on "Real Time with Bill Maher" last night between Maher and Mideast expert Fareed Zakaria. Zakaria compared American expectations of the Iraqi war to the more recognizable realities of the New Orleans crisis.He says Americans wonder aloud why they were not greeted as heroes in Iraq for delivering the prospect of freedom and democracy. But those elements can never be introduced immediately. Like the people suffering from the hurricane, they're not thinking about freedom, they want drinking water and a sandwich.
There can be no democracy without law and order. It reminded me of the way creator David Milch described the central theme of "Deadwood" on HBO. Deadwood, South Dakota, in 1876, was a culture that had no law, "bein' on Indian land," according to a central character. The show describes how the people attempted to make order where law did not yet exist.
posted by CM @ 12:13 PM
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