Blend of your political/social media observations
My blend of political/social media observations are that I am shock of how much the world has truly changed into a different era, since social media has broken the internet.
Who is John F. Kennedy? Almost everyone knows this name and what he stood for. Who was once president of the United States of America, ask yourself how did John F Kennedy win his election? The Presidential election of 1960 was one of the closest in American history. John F. Kennedy won the popular vote by a slim margin of approximately 100,000 votes to Richard Nixon. Even though Richard Nixon won more individual states than Kennedy, Kennedy prevailed by winning key states with many electoral votes. Let’s fast forward in time to the year 2016. The current election with Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton was epic. To give the readers a little history, Donald trump is no stranger in using social media during his entire campaign. Twitter, was one of his key outlets.
There has been so many mixed emotions about this election. I feel that many want change, but also fear change. America is in need of a makeover. Both candidates wanted different outcomes, but who would have done a better job? The difference in votes that won Donald trump his election against Hillary Clinton was 219,762. Similar to Kennedy’s election. Now what makes this election so different? Social media was one. Instagram, Hashtags, Facebook, Twitter etc. and even celebrity influences paid a huge part. The internet takes strong toll on how one may or may not feel, how one may think or even react. Suggested change may not always be what is best for the situation.
Social media has gathered a world where one can live in state thousands of miles away, but with just one click of a button you have found a new friend. With many looking up to celebrities as icons and hero’s, many people’s perceptions can be swayed. Social media has made it easier to do this. Let’s be realistic, we now live in a world where rapper Kanye West has hinted that he is running for president in 2020. When Donald Trump won his election, many people posted Kanye West picture in red, white and blue backgrounds with the numbers 2020 on it. There is even a hashtag on Instagram representing #kanyewestforpresident and #Kanyewestforpresident2020.
Is social media that “robot” world they used to warn us about decades ago? Where the movie “Terminator” and many more similar movies stated that in the future, computers would take over? We certainly live in a world that what we do and what we write on social media cannot always be erased. Therefore, we have to be careful on how much of our personal lives should be exposed. How much of our family and friend’s memories should be shared for others, including strangers should see? I certainly do not know how far things would go. But I will say, as a little girl growing up the 1980’s, Nintendo was my only outlet to a world of imagination. I would have never thought then, how advanced our generation would be now. Can you imagine how things will be 25 years from now?
