Leave 'Team' Loyalties in Sports
Letters
SRQ DAILY
SATURDAY MAY 20, 2017 |
BY FRANK FILIPANITS
I was disappointed to read your SRQ Daily article "Can Dems Compete in GOP Region in ’18?,” the tone and vocabulary of which was more appropriate for the sports section than politics.
Politics and governance is more than just a game; it has real, sometimes life and death, consequences. The idea of rooting for “your team” regardless of position, qualification or competence of a particular candidate is a significant contributing factor to the complete dysfunction of our current political landscape.
Governance is a complex, multi-dimensional enterprise. It is the duty of every citizen—and particularly members of the press—to be informed, and to demand more of our representatives than just picking red or blue.
Please leave the sports metaphors in the locker room next time, and elevate the discussion to match the gravity of the stakes.
Frank Filipanits, Sarasota.
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