Don’t Be Fooled by Critics of the Pro Bowl
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008The press has a very influential role in our society. It presents the news, reports the news, and tells us what is going on in the world.
And sometimes it instructs us in what we are supposed to think and believe. When it does that, it is counting on our cooperation in believing what it tells us, with the hope and confidence that we will not think for ourselves and form our own opinions.
Every year about this time I observe an example of this: the Pro Bowl.
Last Sunday the NFL season ended entirely with the annual playing of the Pro Bowl, the NFL all-star game, which is about to end a 30-year run in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Presently there are discussions about whether or not to extend the contract in Hawaii, and while none of us knows what the result will be, one thing we do know is that the Pro Bowl remains very unpopular with the press, and very popular with the public.