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Facebook And Politics

Memes aren't always right.

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Facebook And Politics

I study Political Science, and have not missed a debate this election cycle. I'm not saying this to toot my own horn. However, do you want to know what gets under my skin? People who only get their political knowledge from Facebook and memes.

Sure, social media has made politicians more accessible. Everything is more connected. You can actually have personal contact with someone running for office. This does not mean you should tag them in every single one of your posts. This does not mean that everything they post on their social media is true. People lie. Look up facts.

Social media has increased the number of younger voters. Does this really matter if they have no idea who or what they are really voting for? If all they see are catchy memes, and that is what they go by, chances are, whoever is elected doesn't actually fit their ideas.

I do not think you should post political content on Facebook unless you have actually been keeping up with what has been going on. Sure, this may be an unpopular opinion right now considering everyone is posting, but it's mine. If we talk face to face and I can point out flaws in your arguments against my policy beliefs and get you to change your mind, you clearly are not doing your research.

Americans by nature are uninformed. A huge gap in the number of voters are independent because they either don't want to claim one side or the other, or they just have no clue what they are. Some, even if they do claim a side, they have more alliances with the other. We aren't the brightest. We could at least watch a debate or two, they're beginning to be quite entertaining.

Most young adults actually find politics boring - why I have no idea. Facebook is an outlet to beef up the issues going on in the country and it does help us become more involved. At what cost? Are we really looking for the facts? Are we just looking for some interesting story? Are we just looking to debate someone with different views than us?

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