I once read about a Children’s Museum in Israel that has kids don gloves to experience what it’s like to have an elder person’s manual dexterity. I used to think that was hyperbole, then I became an elder…
A someone who holds the middle ground between both extremes, I love that this is truthful in BOTH directions.
When Russia first invaded Ukraine, I only had FM available to me on my iPod, so I’d tune into NPR for “Democracy, Now” with Amy Goodman for news. As time went by, I could accept the opinions put forward, but NOT the lack of challenge. So, YES, NPR needs to clean up its act – it’s NOT enough to say, “Well, we’re not as bad as FOX!” That’s setting a LOW bar.
Diplomacy is key…