FYI Slight Rant Ahead.
I love a few teams. I love the ideology, what the teams represent and the fans. Sometimes, it’s who my parents likedMost of them are Wisconsin teams. Do I know stats, or the current roster? Most likely not. Do I know the starting lineup for the Packers? I just know I like them.
Many people will say I am not a true fan. So be it. I can still love the teams and be loyal. It hurts no one.
However, a lot of these same people take up political lines the same way I take up sports teams. Whom their parents liked, what sides they watched growing up etc. They also treat these political “teams” and the votes like a game.
The same people that root in our elections like a game take little time to review the voting records of their politicians, where the politicians money came from or if the stance of a “team” truly benefits them, or if they are just following the announcer/newscaster’s rhetoric. People cheer for a team, and are condescending of the other side.
What if we took up as much time learning the records of our government officials as we did learning sports stats? I actually think we might get somewhere in this country.
The question is, how can we make it as fun and easy as following a sports team?
Lord knows knowing the voting record of your local senator is much more important, than knowing the high school record of your college quarterback. Still, no one will call you out when you say you are a fan of the elected official and dont know that he voted to eliminate some of your rights, or passed a bill that might end up adversely affecting the health of your children.
Maybe instead of the big idea, you do this for us. That five minutes that you were going to look at ESPN on Monday becomes five minutes researching the voting record of each candidate. 5 minutes. Google. You. Real Change.