With young voters today, political awareness is made easier, and at the same time, more challenging. The internet plays a major role in this. With the internet comes the role of social media. Social media makes it easy to share information and connect with people. However, it also makes it difficult to separate accurate information from gossip. Inaccurate information spreads just as easily on the internet (if not more so!) which makes it a challenge. However, as a result of the internet, our generation has access to information that is faster and easier than it was for the generations before us.
We should be taking advantage of this access in order to keep ourselves politically aware.
As the newer generation of voters , it is important for us to be informed politically . This is because it is crucial for us to be informed voters rather than voting with the masses and following the crowd. Our votes and the role we play politically have an impact on the decisions made. These decisions are more likely to affect our futures as the younger generations, and as a result, we should be taking it seriously .
With the many social changes occurring in society today, keeping ourselves informed is crucial because we are one of the generations that will have to live through the changes. As a result, being informed and participating is the only way to make the future of our society what we want it to be. Without being politically aware, we cannot form our true opinions. Our true opinions are what influence our voting and eventually, the outcome.
Being politically aware also means understanding why people support certain candidates or believe in the things they do on certain issues. With this understanding, we are better able to communicate and share our ideas.
With the presence of the internet also comes our focus on global issues. While this is a positive thing as it is important to be aware of the rest of the world, it is also important to focus our attention on our local and state governments. The decisions made locally have a direct effect on our lives, and as a result it is important to be politically active in this sense.
One of the biggest complaints I hear is that people in the younger generations don't think they have any power politically, or that their votes don't count. Being politically aware and participating in the lower levels are ways of taking advantage of the power and rights that we do have, which in turn, affects decisions on the national level.
Being politically active is important not only for all of these reasons, but also because it is important to be an active participant in our country and our country's future both politically and socially.
