Perhaps this is a generalization. Perhaps millions of Americans use the Super Bowl as a chance to gather with friends and enjoy some common ground. Perhaps Super Bowl Sunday is a reprieve from the reality of budget deficits, wars in foreign countries and past-due bills lying on the desk in the bedroom. Perhaps Super Bowl Sunday is one day for Americans to indulge.

Perhaps…but I think not. From August to February, there is at least one game every week that symbolizes American indulgence. It also shows American’s inability to prioritize. Facebook screams in outrage when a player fumbles a pass, but merely groans (if it is mentioned at all) when a nation such as Egypt is in turmoil, or when major legislation is being proposed or when something of actual importance happens.

I realize that football and all professional sports stimulate the economy; therefore, I don’t think they should be banished entirely. I do, however, firmly believe that sports should be lowered from its pedestal in America. The only value I find in sports is when the U.S. participates in the Olympics because that is a tool for strengthening foreign relations.

Super Bowl Sunday is super boring: lots of loud louts screaming at a TV while non-sports fans wait for a possible witty commercial about beer. Super Bowl is some sort of falsified holiday smashed in between Valentine’s Day and Groundhog Day to keep commercialization flowing at its peak. Personally, I won’t be buying into it.