Given the topic of Patriotism and Politics in an Election Year, instantly the idea of how Americans are so much patriotic in an election year comes to mind. I was only 9 years old when President Obama was elected, so I don 't remember very much. I will use the most recent election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton as the basis of my essay. Public displays, social media, watching debates and staying upto date on current events, and voting are a few examples of patriotism during election years. I believe that citizens are more patriotic in an election year.
It was amazing to see the amount of yard signs at the end of driveways, t-shirts and hats people wore, saying phrases like "I 'm with her," "Make America great again" and "Feel
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Whether we like it or not, social media is my generation 's go-to platform for freedom of speech. Websites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and even Snapchat all gave the user political-themed options for their account. Snapchat even had a photo filter that would turn your face into Hillary Clinton 's. More often than not, my Facebook friends ' statuses were politically fueled towards one candidate or the other and then friends that sided with the other candidate would comment and a cyber debate would erupt. It 's crazy to see friends fight against friends- the names people would call each other just because their views were different was so extreme. One of my own Facebook friends was called "uncultured," "inbred," and "a rural hick," all because he sided with Donald Trump. The impending election seemed to bring out the worst in people. This sometimes anger-fueled patriotism isn 't something that happens very often in a non election year. It 's like people feel their patriotism is being attacked, so they have to fight to defend it. I do think everyone deserves to talk about their views and opinions on their social media page, but I wish peopled showed more respect for one another. A healthy debate is one thing, but we all know that doesn 't always happen - especially when we 're talking about the