Are social media and individuality good for our American democracy? People these days seem to have rather different opinions than back in the day. For instance, gender equality or drug legalization (marijuana specifically). I think that these can both (social media and individuality) negatively and positively impact American democracy. There are people who both say that the media is good for democracy, and that it is bad for democracy. Some may say it encourages the young people to think for themselves with ideas being thrown around. Others take the opposing side, saying it’s hard to have opinions with so much gossip and rumors everywhere about politics. I think both sides have a point. But which one is stronger? Which one makes the most sense? …show more content…
It is used by middle aged and old people too. Just not as much. Some of us grow up in households where we have one political opinion as a family. Some grow up in homes where everyone chooses what they think for themselves. When it comes to social media, this environment can really matter. Take the first setting. You grow up in a home where your parents are both strictly liberal. You will tend to, as you mature and begin to think, take on these opinions most likely. So, when or if you partake in social media, your firm opinions will probably stand with reinforcement that has occurred all your life. But, what if you grow up in a family where everyone either didn’t really have opinions or chose not to share them so it was everyone choose their own? I believe that when social media comes around for that person, they will be more easily swayed to another side of the argument due to what they see on social …show more content…
It can help throw around ideas for people to think about. Sometimes it can even inform people of what is going on through the human experience. The problem is though, men are not angels. James Madison said that if they were, no government would be necessary. But that’s beside the point. As humans, we have sinful tendencies and are envious, impure, immoral, fallible, unkind, unfair, rude, obnoxious, inconsiderate, ignorant, provocative, malicious -”Tell me what you really think Carly,” says my mother- and just plain mean. So when there is a way to do harm to people through the tapping of a screen, we are all over it. The harm social media causes for people’s image and reputation is brutal. You here so many fake rumors about political figures it’s exhausting. When so many of these rumors and forceful opinions are being thrown around, it’s hard for people to know what to