The eyes of the world are on Ukraine, with a lot of uncertainty about Putin’s intentions and the ultimate response of an aligned U.S. and western Europe.
While the suffering of innocent people is always disheartening – and should be the first thing all of us consider – watching our political leaders and national media continue to take positions on polar ends of the spectrum is disappointing.
Fox News, and especially Tucker Carlson, lean far right… pointing fingers directly at President Biden, despite the fact he’s been in office one year and the positions of his predecessors this century contributed to Russia’s confidence in taking previous actions and embarking on the current one.
CNN always leans far left – with headlines this morning that include: “Putin’s lie: His justification for invasion draws outrage”; “Trump defends praise of Putin even as he calls Ukranian President ‘brave’”; “The invasion of Ukraine changed everything on Wall Street”.
The rhetoric and positioning of Republicans and Democrats is typical, expected and rooted in capitalizing on a crisis – similar to how it plays out Every. Single. Time.
Somewhere, Walter Cronkite, David Brinkley and Peter Jennings are shaking their heads… wondering what happened to journalism and where we go from here.
