Democracy is a form of government for the people by the people. However, voter turnout is at an all time low. How is this possible when there are so many social media outlets covering the election?
The founding fathers would be able to see that what they intended has been chopped into bits and pieces. Some don't want to get involved because they feel that is useless. Then there are those use their voice and power for all the wrong reasons.
Take for example those who fear electoral college votes. They feel that the government is making their decision for them. Another example would be someone like Kim Davis who will make opinions and actions no matter the law or consequence.
When the government was first being formed there was the intent for there to be a middle ground of voice, action, and opinion. Now there is constant arguing within the branches and with the people. A lot of this is due to social media outlets. The news is too bias and the other outlets such as Facebook mainly use meme and satire and is never taken seriously.
To fix this has to start with the people caring about what is going. There has to be an investigation on both sides of any argument. This will then help form a well thought out opinion. Creating less fear and more care to vote. Also more voices can be heard.
The government will never be exactly like it was over 200 years ago. It will adapt to the public and it participation. With a more informed public there will be a middle ground. This will than be a start to better government.
Hello Elizabeth I liked reading your post on democracy 2.0 and your stance on it. I think the same way as you do when you talked about we as people will get a better government when more people are involved and care about the issues at hand when it comes to elections and political agendas. The problem in this is how do you motivate people into better civility? One would think that someone else would be as concerned as possible when it comes to laws and government legislators that are elected by the people. We could ask people or tell them they should participate to be better citizens but in our present day would the risk of offending someone be too great as that could turnout into a bigger mess than what we already have?
ReplyDeleteThis is an excellent post, and one I agree with, to an extent. I feel like both of the largest parties don't have much of a difference between them, except their names. I would love to see the rise of a 3rd party, such as the libertarian party, provide more of an option. In fact, I'd love to see more parties with more representation in our government or even in the presidential race.
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