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[QUOTE="TheCusian, post: 1995926, member: 2585"]
I think it's foolish to think this way. Sports, culture, politics, religion have always been wrapped up together - it's one of the reasons Jim Brown and Ernie Davis resonate so much around here and around the country. Sports after 9/11. Ali. Olympics in hostile countries. Miami Football in the 90's. Literally, most every 30 for 30.

Prob a little OT, but:

[B]What people don't like is when ideas they work hard to ignore show up in the thing they are using as a distraction.[/B] "I go to Fox (or MSNBC) for my politics and world view, and I don't want to hear about it otherwise" is a huge problem in what's being called a "post-truth" period we're in right now.

Another way to think about it is like this:

1. Innocent black kid gets shot by a cop. 
2. It's a problem that needs solving, for both parties. The African American community lost a child. The police did something that goes against their codes and ethics.
3. None of this is political on it's face. It's just a problem that needs to be worked out.
4. Person A goes on left media and only hears the African American side. Person B goes on right media and only hears the police side.
5. Athletes identify with the African American community or police and rightly use their voice for speaking to the problem.
6. Sports media reports on issues during broadcast. Persons A and B both get angry about politics intruding into their distraction and [I][B]most importantly are offended by the opposing point of view because they have drawn sides.[/B][/I]
7. Problem remains ignored because it's political.

Like I said in the beginning - there is a line where "too much is too much" ... but this stuff has always been mixed together.
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