I always think of the All In the Family, episode with Archie and Maude.
Archie Bunker : [Maude refuses to get out of Archie’s chair] Well, I got the secret weapon that can lay this little lady right away. Here we go. This country was ruined by Franklin Delano Roosevelt!
Cousin Maude : You’re fat.
Archie Bunker : Sticks and stones may break my bones, but Franklin Delano Roosevelt...
Edith Bunker : Archie, you promised never to say that name again in front of Maude.
Archie Bunker : Franklin Delano Roosevelt!
Edith Bunker : [to Maude] He don’t mean nothing. His whole family was for Roosevelt.
Archie Bunker : That was for two terms. But that was it. We didn’t know the guy was going to hold on to the job like a Pope!
In contemporary times, Archie is a genius.
That was a great show, and I loved the interactions with Maude. You simply couldn’t have a show like that now, which is a tragedy. It showed the stupidity of prejudice, but did so in an entertaining way with a character that came to be loved despite his obvious flaws (like we all have) - and there’s no more effective way to teach a lesson. Besides, in a diverse society (which we’ve pretty much always had, even in colonial times), we have to laugh at each other and ourselves a bit to diffuse tensions. If everyone is subjected to a bit of good-natured ribbing, we all become more equal and also more understood by those different than us.
Screw the Left, they take away everything fun and enjoyable in life.