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For as long as we can remember, the traditional intake of politics and politicians has always carried a highly strung approach, where the public feel very strong to argue an opinion for what they believe is right for their legal system. Of course this brings up an endless amount of debates about how a country should be run, but in hindsight, politics falls under a category that recent generations of voters find, well, extremely boring. In my eyes, politics has always been a dull subject when I was growing up and I'm sure that many young people can agree with that because:
A) We don't necessarily care about the bland subject of politics or find an interest in it.
B) Refer to point A).
However, I suppose due to growing up and maturing, I can see how the perception of politics by the young people in current times is an issue and can be problematic for our future. When we REALLY think about it, politics (apart from money, and yes I understand that eternal happiness should be the answer) makes the world go 'round and sets the tone of how people function. Over the past few years, it seems that politicians worldwide have considered that the interest of politics has been fading and is becoming to be an issue as well. This is where politicians have come to realise their opportunity of growth and becoming more relevant to the younger society lies in the hands of being active in social media.
Social media has most definitely made quite a big impact in the world of politics. Politicians use it to communicate to its public to spread immediate awareness on their party, their views and their beliefs on how they can be a better representative for the majority of the nation.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h3G-lMZxjo)
Nevertheless, I do believe that the genuine world of politics has lost that traditional professionalism that it once had. With the ease of social media at their hands, politicians have found ways to be on trend with the public, generally the younger population, to a point where it seems that they think they can get away with being more, what word would they use?... cool or hip! But I believe it should be in their best interest to maintain professionalism in their job because at the end of the day, we all should have the right to have someone willing to take their time and power to contribute to their passion of running a country and building a better economy and environment at a world class standard.
Because politicians are putting themselves more in the spotlight through social media and other digital tools for promotion of their political party, it seems that technology has somewhat taken them a step behind, where they are under more scrutiny than ever before. One of the most successful and longest running journalists, Barbara Walters, stated in her show on 'The View', that The U.S. government is not the same as it used to be and that the White House Correspondance Dinner has become so much more celebrity and fame based, rather than a political inspiration that it should be.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/29/barbara-walters-whcd-criticism_n_3178542.html
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Nevertheless, I do believe that the genuine world of politics has lost that traditional professionalism that it once had. With the ease of social media at their hands, politicians have found ways to be on trend with the public, generally the younger population, to a point where it seems that they think they can get away with being more, what word would they use?... cool or hip! But I believe it should be in their best interest to maintain professionalism in their job because at the end of the day, we all should have the right to have someone willing to take their time and power to contribute to their passion of running a country and building a better economy and environment at a world class standard.
Because politicians are putting themselves more in the spotlight through social media and other digital tools for promotion of their political party, it seems that technology has somewhat taken them a step behind, where they are under more scrutiny than ever before. One of the most successful and longest running journalists, Barbara Walters, stated in her show on 'The View', that The U.S. government is not the same as it used to be and that the White House Correspondance Dinner has become so much more celebrity and fame based, rather than a political inspiration that it should be.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/29/barbara-walters-whcd-criticism_n_3178542.html
What do you think about this?
Are politicians losing their voice in the midst of connecting through social media?
Are we taking advantage of how we can rebut against politician in a less than respectful manner behind the screens of our computers?
Whether we like it or not, social media has pretty much taken over a majority of our lives and it will only grow bigger, faster and stronger.
Are politicians losing their voice in the midst of connecting through social media?
Are we taking advantage of how we can rebut against politician in a less than respectful manner behind the screens of our computers?
Whether we like it or not, social media has pretty much taken over a majority of our lives and it will only grow bigger, faster and stronger.
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