Questions being asked:
- Are you going to vote this upcoming election?
- Why do you thinks it’s important to vote?
- What change do you want to see after this upcoming election
Josh A. 18
1. No, I chose not to vote this election. In my household and in a lot of the people I surround myself in, they consider themselves both liberals and conservatives. Due to that fact, I find it very hard to vote for one candidate because I just can’t find myself to vote for the “lesser of two evils”. So I’m very neutral in politics because thankfully I’ve been open to listening to both sides.
2. Although I didn’t vote, surprisingly I wouldn’t encourage others not to vote. Voting is vital to keeping the democracy of the US and we should also be grateful that we can vote. It’s also important because our lives are affected in small to big things when we vote.
3. I would want to find out how our next leadership will handle the Covid situation for the next year (or years) while still battling many other social issues.
Kevin S. 19
1. Yes, I already voted.
2. It’s very important to vote because we want a leader for us to represent and their ideas also support us citizens we want good benefit changes in our country, community, and society also the people in our past didn’t fight for us just so we wouldn’t vote so we shouldn’t take this so lightly and carelessly everyone has the right to vote so Go Vote!
3. I would wanna see immigration being lifted which individuals become permanent residents because i’ve seen so much hate and discrimination over Mexican who people would claim that they are job takers that they steal other people’s jobs people who are a citizen in the US but not only that i’ve seen very terrible images of children putting into cages and separated from family which is a very bad image for the country there’s been so much hate over this and that it’s brought to my attention and other people as well and we need to see change!
Hector J. 18
1. I did not register to vote because I don’t agree with either party.
2. It’s important to vote because it is an opportunity for change. If there is something that you want to be changed you can by voting
3. A change I would want to see is college debt and how they can make it beneficial for everyone
I was surprised to read that the first person you interviewed has decided not to vote in this upcoming election because they can’t bring themselves to vote the “Lesser of two evils”. I think that this is an issue a lot of voters are faced with. I kind of thought the same way but decided that anything is better then Donald Trump for president.
Disappointed at Josh for not voting when he have the privilege to vote. He can make a difference. Hector also disappointing because even though both parties are bad, one of them can do a better job than the other. I think it’s dumb for someone to miss an opportunity to vote.
I was surprised that Josh not to vote because he didn’t want to find himself leaning towards one side than the other.
The respondent Kevin most heavily resonates with my own feelings about this election. Especially when he states that he wants to see immigration reform.
I learned everyone has their own opinion and we cannot change that.
After reviewing you Gen Z interviews, I found it very surprising that two out of three of the people you interviewed did not vote at all. This was very surprising to me because they both stated how voting is important and will affect our country and can be time of change, but still they both decided not to vote at all. what I learned from this interview is that many young citizens that want to see a change and yet like we see above there are still many that casted their vote.
I find a similarity between myself and Josh. I was also raised in a very politically diverse family, so I tend to not really have a political side. I do, however, feel certain ways towards certain political topics so when a candidate is in favor of those topics I would support that candidate.
One big reason I decided to vote was because of the way people were being treated. When Kevin said “i’ve seen very terrible images of children putting into cages and separated from family which is a very bad image for the country there’s been so much hate over this and that it’s brought to my attention.” I totally agreed.
One big reason I decided to vote was because of the way people were being treated and the way Mexicans were being spoken about. When Kevin said “i’ve seen very terrible images of children putting into cages and separated from family which is a very bad image for the country there’s been so much hate over this and that it’s brought to my attention.” I totally agreed.
I feel like when Josh said “No, I chose not to vote this election. In my household and in a lot of the people I surround myself in, they consider themselves both liberals and conservatives.” I was a bit shaken since we do live in a country who says we have the liberty to believe what we want. But at the same time I’m not surprised. I’m not surprised because I have that issue in my own households. You might believe that opposing views shouldn’t get in the way of family or friendships, but when opposing views turns into violence and threats, and the opposing view includes being mistreated, then there isn’t much room for individual belief, which can make it extremely difficult.