Our city was a ghost town on Sunday due to the Super Bowl, but yet a high percentage of Americans do not vote and have no interest in understanding how laws and government regulations effect them on a daily basis. What's up with that?
2007-02-06 15:20:57 · 10 answers · asked by realst1 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
because when your side wins in football you know you've actually accomplished something.
2007-02-06 15:25:35 · answer #1 · answered by christian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is the correlation to you between civics and sports? There are people who are interested in politics, care about the budget process, foreign policy, immigration reform and people who cared deeply about the Harrison vs. Vasher matchup in the Chicago secondary. The two pursuits are neither mutually exclusive, nor related in any way. There are people who watched the Super Bowl and who vote, and many who did one and not the other. Sounds like your disdain for the Super Bowl is the only logical unifying factor.
2007-02-06 18:58:27 · answer #2 · answered by mattapan26 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Football has a beginning, and end, and a result. It's done out in the open, with thousands of spectators and an instant replay when there's a dispute.
Government rules change from day to day. It goes on and on and has no real beginning, end or result...it's done behind closed doors and cheating is rife.
Which sounds better to you?
2007-02-06 15:29:02 · answer #3 · answered by someone's mom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feel your pain. One reason is people are conditioned by TV. Sporting events beauty scandals and other mind numbing talk shows are reported in depth a lot more than real government issues that are glazed over quickly , to do as little deceiving as they have to.
TV is dumbing us down and the continued ads for drugs we all need to keep us coping is further more dumbing us down. Kudos to you for thinking out of the box.
2007-02-06 15:45:03 · answer #4 · answered by stephenmwells 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ever see the film "Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media"? He addresses this issue brilliantly. Sorry to drop in such a lengthy quote, but when I saw him talk about this very issue I jumped up and down, screaming "YES! YES!"
I quote pieces of it to my sports-loving friends all the time.
"Take, say, sports -- that's another crucial example of the indoctrination system, in my view. For one thing because it -- you know, it offers people something to pay attention to that's of no importance. [audience laughs] That keeps them from worrying about -- [applause] keeps them from worrying about things that matter to their lives that they might have some idea of doing something about. And in fact it's striking to see the intelligence that's used by ordinary people in [discussions of] sports [as opposed to political and social issues]. I mean, you listen to radio stations where people call in -- they have the most exotic information [more laughter] and understanding about all kind of arcane issues. And the press undoubtedly does a lot with this.
You know, I remember in high school, already I was pretty old. I suddenly asked myself at one point, why do I care if my high school team wins the football game? [laughter] I mean, I don't know anybody on the team, you know? [audience roars] I mean, they have nothing to do with me, I mean, why I am cheering for my team? It doesn't mean any -- it doesn't make sense. But the point is, it does make sense: it's a way of building up irrational attitudes of submission to authority, and group cohesion behind leadership elements -- in fact, it's training in irrational jingoism. That's also a feature of competitive sports. I think if you look closely at these things, I think, typically, they do have functions, and that's why energy is devoted to supporting them and creating a basis for them and advertisers are willing to pay for them and so on."
2007-02-06 15:42:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Here's exactly why; with football you can see a team doing their best to win the game and we can see the results of our loyalty. In politics; a person tries their best to get our vote and once in office does NOT do what he/she promised to do. We want results and the politicians just aren't doing it for us - so why should we even vote........................
2007-02-06 15:35:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
finally some one who understands. I don't get the foot ball mania, and these people are not hero's. Nor has anyone accomplished anything, it's a game. A brutal game, but still a game.
2007-02-06 15:28:56 · answer #7 · answered by curious115 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
maybe because to them, footfall is something simple and easy to understand (i cant) its something that will actually happen right in front of their eyes...how many times could you say that about the government? i really dont understand that, and i cant say that i personally have seen that many changes because of it...
2007-02-06 15:30:09 · answer #8 · answered by Marsha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have no faith in their gov any more. They do not trust anyone who is in office so i think their attitude is why bother.
2007-02-06 15:29:31 · answer #9 · answered by CHAEI 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put it this way, ask the "AVERAGE" American, Entertainment or Politics........ Witch one WINS.........??????
Especially On SUPPER BOWL SUNDAY...........
2007-02-06 15:38:15 · answer #10 · answered by adevilchild38 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋