Friday, October 26, 2012
Social Media
Social media and Social networking have completely changed the landscape of the internet. For a long time it was just a means of sending emails downloading music(legally) LOL. Now When most people think of the internet the fist that comes to mind is social networking sites. Even Television is on board. You wont likely see and advertisement that wont say "check us out on Facebook". I have to admit I'm a little old school i prefer to just call my friends most people prefer to use face book to stay in touch. Eventually I got it. It's almost like having a virtual meeting place that you can hang out with your friends without leaving home. More often than not i am noticing a trend in relationships. people can meet on facebook(no payments required) this almost makes sites like match.com a waste of time. Why pay for what you can do for free. Unfortunately this has a downside. How often have you seen people air their dirty laundry on facebook(breakups,arguments,ect) for all to see. I lost count. I'm not "hating" on social networking or Facebook for that matter, I just think it's taking people away from real life socializing(in person).
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Race and Politics!
With all the commercials and advertisements saying I'm xxxxxx xxxxxx and I approve this message,you cant help but to but to wonder who really is thinking about the people. honestly all presidential Candidates will say everything that they have to to get your vote. It doesn't matter what political party you choose, the candidates want your vote. This leads me to a hot topic when it comes to politics; Race. I tend to think of myself as a "conservative liberal", if that even makes sense. I agree with Republicans and democrats depending on the topic. When it come to race, common knowledge media,movies tell us that liberals(Democrats) seem to be the party that actually cares about the race factor. where as republicans seem to be mostly concerned about their bottom line$$$$.There is no way of knowing for sure how true these views about each party truly are. It tends to get watered down by the time it hits your T.V. or radio. I really get into watching "Hannity" on Fox news( a more republican leaning network) and "The Rachel Maddow Show" on MSNBC (a left leaning network). This allows me to hear what both sides have to say.
Race was a very steamy topic in 2008. This was when Barack Obama was running for Office in 2008. To be fair, He was the 1st non-white candidate that had a real shot at winning. Is it just me, or does race seem to be an even bigger issue in politics since 2008? At that time there was a lot of hateful rhetoric going around about the President, and there still is. that comes with being in such a diverse nation. Its almost expected. There is an issue that i had with it though. Let me be clear, I believe that we (americans) have the right to voice our opinion good or bad. For some reason the most hatefull things always seemed to come from right wing republicans. is that to say that there are no racist democrats? I dont know the answer to that. I do know that liberals use the race card when it was benifical to them 2008.There are a lot of left wing politicians who use race as an as a good taking point, clearly for geting the minority vote. Thats not to say that is an indication of them caring or not, it just means they know how to get the votes. My question is this? Why dont Republican Candidates denounce these types of voters, denounce anyone who is hateful and close minded? That never seems to happen. although they rarely agree openly with these people. they never say; dont vote for me if you are a hateful person as i do not agree with such things that hateful. Is getting the vote more important that advancing our social climate here in America. Where does a candidate draw the line between relevant social issues and peronal/political gain. To be fair, I cant say that all republicans are racist. I can say however, that most racists tend to vote republican. Why is that?
Race was a very steamy topic in 2008. This was when Barack Obama was running for Office in 2008. To be fair, He was the 1st non-white candidate that had a real shot at winning. Is it just me, or does race seem to be an even bigger issue in politics since 2008? At that time there was a lot of hateful rhetoric going around about the President, and there still is. that comes with being in such a diverse nation. Its almost expected. There is an issue that i had with it though. Let me be clear, I believe that we (americans) have the right to voice our opinion good or bad. For some reason the most hatefull things always seemed to come from right wing republicans. is that to say that there are no racist democrats? I dont know the answer to that. I do know that liberals use the race card when it was benifical to them 2008.There are a lot of left wing politicians who use race as an as a good taking point, clearly for geting the minority vote. Thats not to say that is an indication of them caring or not, it just means they know how to get the votes. My question is this? Why dont Republican Candidates denounce these types of voters, denounce anyone who is hateful and close minded? That never seems to happen. although they rarely agree openly with these people. they never say; dont vote for me if you are a hateful person as i do not agree with such things that hateful. Is getting the vote more important that advancing our social climate here in America. Where does a candidate draw the line between relevant social issues and peronal/political gain. To be fair, I cant say that all republicans are racist. I can say however, that most racists tend to vote republican. Why is that?
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