THOMAS: The political instant replay |
In sports, the instant replay was invented and first used by a man named Tony Verna on the Dec. 7, 1963 broadcast of the Army-Navy football game on CBS.
The political “instant replay” has no single author or starting date, but its overuse has produced few resolutions of the major problems confronting the country. What it has produced is a deepening cynicism about politics and so much else.
Too many Americans now see their fellow Americans who are of a different party or persuasion as a bigger enemy than Iran or Russia.
Long-term friendships have been destroyed over whether one loves or hates President Trump. At least the sports instant replay usually leads to the affirming or overturning of a decision by the referee. The political instant replay solves nothing, even when the “players” are shown to be wrong. The result in too many cases has been political paralysis.
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