Through message boards, social networking, blogs, and web pages, we are able to create a discourse with people all over the country, broadening our perspective. Social networking also allows the average citizen unprecedented access to politicians. For instance, I’m facebook friends with my State Reprehensive. And social networking helped him immensely during his campaign. The Internet also made it easier for him and other politicians to raise funds for their campaigns.
Collective groups of citizens can pool their voices to sway policy decisions, and writing to politicians is made easier and more efficient through the use of e-mail and web forms.
The availability of information makes it more difficult for politicians to hide what they are doing. One politician even stated that he wished the Internet had never been created. When a politician makes a statement like this, you know the Internet is a good thing.
David,
ReplyDeleteReading through your post had me chuckling. I too have seen that the Internet has changed Politics immensely. Our current President utilized the Internet, Social Networking, Web Sites and Blogs. I even saw fellow coworkers receiving email and texts during his campaign. I believe he is the first President that has had a BlackBerry. It is amazing to see how technology changes people and even society’s interests like politics, education, and even employment.
Wayne Crowell
http://waynecrowell.blogspot.com/
Hi Wayne,
ReplyDeleteYes, it's very interesting to see how technology is changing our society.
Dave
Hi David:
ReplyDeleteThe Internet has definitely allowed for today’s society to have access to mounts of information on candidates and political information in general. I make it a habit to research (Google or Bing) each candidate that I am interested in before making a decision. Unfortunately, many people do not utilize the Internet to help them make better informed decisions before going to the polls. The end result can turn out either way (good or bad), but some people choose to vote straight party while others are still confused by the numerous and confusing television advertisements. I see the Internet as a bonus asset because we can find just about anything we need to know. However, the drawback is deciding if it’s fact or fiction.
Hi Anteah,
ReplyDeleteI use the internet to research candidates, also. Like you say, the wealth of information available is a double-edged sword.
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ReplyDeleteI cant agree more with your post. I'm not really big into politics, but everything I do know and learn I get from the internet. Plus I think we can learn more on the internet than from any other source.
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Brian Shaw
http://bshaweti.blogspot.com
Thanks for the comment, Brian. The internet provides a lot of recourses for learning almost anything.
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