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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is rather funy. The left entirely misunderstands the point, or perhaps it was done on purpose.

Mr Rogers is a TV show made for kids. While it has had its notable moments, it is a show that mostly avoids serious adult topics of the times. Notice I said mostly. And that's exactly how the Biden townhall was, an artificially toned down show made for children, or for those with the mental capacity of children.

I love Mr Rogers - I watched his shows while learning English as a teenager.[/quote]

Did you watch Biden’s town hall?  I have no idea why you would describe it as “an artificially toned down show made for children.”

It wasn’t R-rated, and there wasn’t gleeful talk about assaulting women.  But it was s straightforward discussion of policy, appropriate for the event.[/quote]

:roll:  :roll:  :roll:

Can't believe I have to spell this out. Mr Rogers episodes are highly produced, with predefined topics and little if any challenges between the host and guest. There are no disagreements, no confrontation with opinions from different and competing points of view. This is exactly what the Biden townhall was. As such it is produced for people who are not engaged to expand their understanding, but simply to have their existing bias confirmed. [/quote]

I can't believe *I* have to spell this out: What Schlapp did with her tweet is highlight exactly what people WANT from a Biden presidency. Even if she was making a weird but nuanced point - and I think it wasnt' the point you are prosecuting here, actually, but let's even say it was - the impression it still left people is that with Biden we can have a return to normalcy, decency, a humane way of confronting the hard problems of our day, with a deeply empathetic person to guide us through a confusing and difficult world.

THAT is what most normal people's minds leapt to with that tweet. It sounded like a freaking heavenly option, getting Mr Rogers instead of whatever the fck Trump is giving us - this nightmarish hellscape that never lets up.[/quote]

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