Unfortunately, I do believe that people care more about sports than politics in our country. I think this is because of our priorities. In our society we value entertainment so highly that it often overwhelms the topic of politics. This may because we feel that we are more connected with athletes and sports than we are with politicians in the government. Anyone can pick up a football or basketball and join in on sports but not everyone can walk into a congress meeting or try to pass a Bill. Sports are much more available while we are growing up and politics hardly ever surface in our lives until we become older. For example, we can join sports at the age of 4 or 5 but we cannot vote until we are 18.

Another reason that I feel that sports are more important than politics in our society is because the government officials get recognized the most when they attend sporting events. Some members of our society will see the officials only because they happen to be attending these events, not because they are watching a show on CNN.