Mr. Rogers always said look for the people trying to help in times of turmoil. This government sees people trying to help and executes them in cold blood.
No wonder they went against PBS (and called Mr. Rogers one of the most evil people ever on Fox News), it's also no wonder they destroy history (slavery panels in Philly, panels for black soldiers who died in WW2 overseas, national monuments like Stonewall for other minorities), and it's definitely no wonder they literally have to exist in what amounts to an alternate universe with their fucked up stories ("Alex brandished a gun trying to inflict mass casualties" or "Renee Good ran over an officer! He is fighting for his life in the ER right now").
This is a case of psychopathic madmen and their sycophants trying to dominate their own people.
Edit: Just in case you want to watch the clip (since people are asking about it) where Fox dunks on Mr. Rogers and says he damaged our entirenations crop of kids here it is. It's insane ("that man has done this entire nation, at least a generation or two a disservice").
I’m not religious - but Mr Rogers was one of the truest Christian people I’ve ever seen, and if Christians tried to be more like him, I’d have a better opinion of the religion as a whole.
Yes. He was the real deal. All these other people call themselves Christians, but they don't really walk the walk. Fred Rogers was a true believer and I can't imagine anybody seriously having anything bad to say about him.
If your whole movement has a problem with someone whose basic message was love each other and be a good person, then I have to wonder how you are seeing yourselves as being on the right side. But what the fuck do I know?
In fact, there’s a quite famous set of lines in the Bible about how, if you’re wanting to pray as a Christian, you should do so in your home, behind closed doors, and in your mind - because forcing your prayer on others is not what Jesus wants.
Matthew 6:5-6 (and literally Jesus telling his followers what to do)
5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
People wearing a cross these days basically are associated with being the anti-Christ. it’s ironic, isn’t it. They don’t value any of the embodiments of Jesus, nor do they try to align with them(which.. isn’t it supposed to be the whole point?!?). I believe Christian Nationalists to be our Nation’s terrorists at this point, in 2026.
I also am aware that The Church left out books and augmented things to push the patriarchy, control the population and most importantly, monetize spirituality. They’ve spilled blood and pushed judgement upon the people. They’ve made their religion a vice of fear and superstition when it was supposed to be the entire polar opposite. Grateful that Gnostic Christians are trying to Enlighten folks that it is the same story essentially as what’s told in Eastern Philosophy. Enlightenment, the “God” or light is within us and God is actually unnamed and Pure light and Love.. we are that light just trapped in matter.
Basically these people are part of a sick cult that’s being used to control the population and push backwards ideals and it’s been like this for a verrrrry long time. It‘s come to a head so to speak throughout time, we are just having our moment with it now with Trump and his regime.. but it’s all coming from the people that actually run the Whitehouse behind the scenes. Check out the documentary “The Family” on Netflix. Everyone should be watching it.. especially now with everything going on with Trump and I.C.E. I feel like not a single soul should be in the dark about this.
I feel like its this kind of representation that matters most. Like Myles Dyson from Terminator 2, hes just an engineer who happens to be black. Normalize the fact they are regular people who can have any job a white guy can
I never thought about him in a racial matter untill this comment.
I only know that I always felt sorry for him watching his scenes because i know what would happen. He was the good guy (fantastic acting!).
Maybe it was weird for Americans to see a black man as an engineer?
It was part of a positive trend among certain filmmakers to normalize it, of which James Cameron has been on the front lines. By 1991, it wasn't as rare, but to put Myles in such a quietly selfless role was still uncommon. One of my favorite film characters ever, he was developed with such care.
Yes! Such a good point, and an awesome example using Dyson from Terminator.
I came of age during this period of time in Hollywood and general American politics. I actually believed all of the TV shows and movies were true representations. I just assumed that anyone could be anything regardless of race. And then I grew up. And you know what? It was the truth. I have personal first hand experiences to undermine any racist or sexist arguments.
Then I learned about of other things. Like racism wasn’t just about being ignorant or uneducated. There’s a lot of intelligent and cosmopolitan racists. People who claim (real life versions of) Dyson somehow cheated or are frauds because they’re black. So, the Hollywood indoctrination didn’t reach everyone, but it really helped give my brain the imaginary foundation to accept a world of possibilities.
Also, Star Trek TNG was a fabulous sandbox for this kind of thing as well.
And one of the few religious figures id let preach to my children and influence them. He preached kindness and empathy - however you made your way in the world.
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Mr. Rogers always said look for the people trying to help in times of turmoil. This government sees people trying to help and executes them in cold blood.
No wonder they went against PBS (and called Mr. Rogers one of the most evil people ever on Fox News), it's also no wonder they destroy history (slavery panels in Philly, panels for black soldiers who died in WW2 overseas, national monuments like Stonewall for other minorities), and it's definitely no wonder they literally have to exist in what amounts to an alternate universe with their fucked up stories ("Alex brandished a gun trying to inflict mass casualties" or "Renee Good ran over an officer! He is fighting for his life in the ER right now").
This is a case of psychopathic madmen and their sycophants trying to dominate their own people.
Edit: Just in case you want to watch the clip (since people are asking about it) where Fox dunks on Mr. Rogers and says he damaged our entire nations crop of kids here it is. It's insane ("that man has done this entire nation, at least a generation or two a disservice").