The show has always been right of center. But lately, its trend is toward infantile both sidesism. Justifying Selleck's Frank character's penchant with militarized policing has turned from annoying to offensive. Quitting a job is not the same as deserting a post in the armed forces. And equitability in bail requirements does not always lead to endangering citizens. In fact, incarcerating disenfranchised populations who violate laws for survival reasons is the vicious cycle. Crime is the symptom; poverty is the cause. Similarly, the "woke" (pejorative used by Jamie) approach to using trained mental health or social worker professionals in situations having a myopic effect and vision rationalizes existing police policies that encourage brutality and disproportionately endangers the lives of people of color.
The show screams of cognitive dissonance. Blue Bloods is not deep. It is in fact embarrassingly shallow and inaccurate. I used to watch it as an innocuous escape, despite any philosophical differences I may have had with it. No longer.
The show screams of cognitive dissonance. Blue Bloods is not deep. It is in fact embarrassingly shallow and inaccurate. I used to watch it as an innocuous escape, despite any philosophical differences I may have had with it. No longer.