voter pride : reply
I think fact that in the last 4 years especially, social networking has taken a huge leap in technological advancement. Its used to advertise, connect people and express opinions. I think the fact this has happened, many younger generations are getting more involved politically and with organizations. It makes it a lot easier to connect (and argue) with people no matter how good of "friends" you are with someone. In MN the voter turn out rate increased this year due to the amendments. They were aimed at younger, more liberal generations and because they were such huge topics they received a lot of publicity. Social Networking increased the awareness of these amendments. While one went to go vote on amendments, they most likely voted on the presidential campaign as well. Though opinions can be heard widely on social networking sites, they also can raise mass amounts of tension and even wars via twitter/facebook. After adding my two cents on the matter, I for one strayed away from facebook and twitter.
posted by Anonymous @ 8:57 PM
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Many people in fact would post their opinions about their political beliefs on Facebook and Twitter and I thoroughly enjoyed them. I loved hearing different perspectives and the arguments that arose from them. I, however, did not post my beliefs or opinions on these sites. I thought it was very interesting how many younger people were so interested in the election. It made me kind of proud that people actually knew what was going on in our country.
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