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Else 2022-06-19 16:09:26
True saint
"From the time you were very little, you've had people who have smiled you into smiling, people who have talked you into talking, sung you into singing, loved you into loving. Let's just take some time to think of those extra special people, some may be right here, some may be far away, some may...
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Pedro 2022-06-19 21:44:44
[Film Review] Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018) 7.8/10
An ordained minister in Pittsburgh, Mr. Rogers (1928-2003) is the show-runner and host of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, a children's program of PBS, ran from 1968 to 2001. What singularly distinguishes Mr. Rogers from his coevals is his affable persona (which is almost too good-natured to invite...
Kailyn Davis
Won't You Be My Neighbor? quotes
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[regarding Fox News' attacks on Mr. Rogers' philosophies]
Junlei Li: The criticism goes like this: "You told everyone they're special. They don't have to do anything to earn that special. That's what's wrong with our country. That's what's wrong with children today." I'm sure by then Fred had heard the criticisms, but he's not talking about entitlement. And if you don't believe that everyone has inherent value, you might as well go against the fundamental notion of Christianity that you are the beloved son or daughter of God.
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[regarding the urban legends surrounding Fred]
Tom Junod: That, to me, is just, like, a classic example of people looking at Fred in all his eccentricity and singularity, and trying to basically say, "Well, that can't be. He has to be this way."
