Politics of politics
Lauren Rocha
Issue date: 5/1/08 Section: Opinion
It's hard to miss anything that is going on with the race for the presidency. Not only is it all over the news, but everywhere you go you hear people talking about it. Especially on campus.
Believe me, I support a healthy dose of politics. With this election in particular, everyone seems to be more involved. College students are becoming more engaged in the process and more and more people are voting. This is just the sort of thing which should happen for a presidential election, but rarely does.
But all this political enthusiasm comes with an ugly side. Everyone has their choice of who they want to see president, and this is where it can get complicated. I've heard too many times about how when people have voiced their pick for president, they've been attacked because of it. Remarks such as "So you like the war then?" or "I despise her!" are all common when they hear certain candidates.
Too many times in classrooms candidates are bashed as well. The other day a professor of mine went on about Hilary Clinton and how awful she is. What if there were some sitting in the class who support Hilary? They may not be the most popular, but people shouldn't be made to feel ashamed to say they voted for her. But through bashing Clinton and other candidates, people become hesitant to voice their opinions.
People shouldn't be ostracized or attacked for their political choices. Just because they may be the opposite party from you or have the opposite beliefs does not entitle them to be attacked for it. In today's society, people shouldn't be belittling one another over who they think is going to win; because in the end, there will only be one winner, like it or not.
Believe me, I support a healthy dose of politics. With this election in particular, everyone seems to be more involved. College students are becoming more engaged in the process and more and more people are voting. This is just the sort of thing which should happen for a presidential election, but rarely does.
But all this political enthusiasm comes with an ugly side. Everyone has their choice of who they want to see president, and this is where it can get complicated. I've heard too many times about how when people have voiced their pick for president, they've been attacked because of it. Remarks such as "So you like the war then?" or "I despise her!" are all common when they hear certain candidates.
Too many times in classrooms candidates are bashed as well. The other day a professor of mine went on about Hilary Clinton and how awful she is. What if there were some sitting in the class who support Hilary? They may not be the most popular, but people shouldn't be made to feel ashamed to say they voted for her. But through bashing Clinton and other candidates, people become hesitant to voice their opinions.
People shouldn't be ostracized or attacked for their political choices. Just because they may be the opposite party from you or have the opposite beliefs does not entitle them to be attacked for it. In today's society, people shouldn't be belittling one another over who they think is going to win; because in the end, there will only be one winner, like it or not.
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bmoseley07
Ben Moseley
posted 5/01/08 @ 9:59 PM EST
----"..because in the end, there will only be one winner, like it or not." -----
And not only that but the winner WON'T be the American people. Yay representative republics! Self-serving since 1776. (Continued…)
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