While there is increasingly little that people on both side of the country’s political divide can agree upon, almost everyone agrees that Sunday’s Super Bowl LI was one for the record books.

Whether you tuned in for the nail-biting action on the field between the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots, the energetic pageantry and performances during Lady Gaga’s well-received halftime show or the many memorable advertisements that aired in between the snaps, there was something for everyone during the broadcast that evening.

Perhaps more importantly, though, was the fact the affair was something where viewers could escape the increasingly nasty world of politics, a feat which is becoming harder and harder to accomplish these days.

Believe us, there was no shortage of opportunities for partisans to wage war on another front Sunday.

To many, the Patriots had become a sort of surrogate team for President Donald Trump, who had predicted the team’s victory in the big game and was supported by the team’s superstar quarterback, Tom Brady.

In addition, Lady Gaga has been a vocal opponent of the new president, and many anticipated her to deliver some sort of statement against the new administration like many other singers and actors have at nearly every turn in recent months.

However, the announcers and players did not let any political drama seep into the action on the field. Outside some subtle choices in her songs, the popstar did not deliver any screed against the president.

Sadly, there were some who took offense to the fact that the festivities were isolated from the world of politics, as if somehow the game should have become another platform for people to express their support or contempt for the affairs in Washington.

This is a terrible idea, quite frankly.

With nearly every Hollywood award show in recent weeks with didactic rants against the president or Republican lawmakers, such special television events are feeling less like spectacles that people can watch to get away from the world and enjoy time with friends and family, and more like sermons that make people who disagree with progressive politics want to turn the dial.

There is a time and place for politics, certainly, and everyone is entitled to their opinion.

But during events such as the Super Bowl, which can be tremendously unifying, people should leave their beliefs at the front door and just try to have a good time for a few hours.

Opinions expressed are those of the editorial board consisting of General Manager Ambrosia Neldon and community editors Ted Yoakum and Scott Novak.