It’s been true on Sounder at Heart, and will remain mostly true. Except it isn’t true at all, sports and politics can be great together.
“Stick to sports.” “Keep politics out of sports.” “I just want to escape from that and focus on sports.”
These are common phrases when sports and politics connect. It’s part of why Sounder at Heart has a “No politics” policy in comments. But these all ignore that some of America’s greatest moments are when sports and politics intersect.
Can you imagine an America that didn’t have a Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson?