Petition to Keep Uninformed People From Talking

I was on Twitter last night and saw the news coming in about the Chelsea explosion. At the time, the reports were early and no one really knew what was happening. This morning, I checked the ChelseaNYC tag to see what new information about the event had surfaced. However, I didn’t see any valuable information other than the injury count. Most of the tweets and articles were about Trump and Hillary. Each side was making fun of the other’s candidate. While this was Twitter and I shouldn’t expect educated, factual statements, it did get me thinking about the election in general. These two candidates in particular spark a lot of heated debate. I’ve seen a lot of name-calling and jabs about unnecessary physical appearance on both sides. It’s interesting to me when I hear someone ask another person why they don’t like a specific candidate and their response is something along the lines of he or she is an idiot. That’s it. No facts to back it up; just the name-calling. It’s interesting. I’m not totally without fault. I’ve done it several times. I don’t label myself politically savvy and I’ve been guilty of purely listening to those around me for opinions. If this class has taught me anything, it’s that not only should we be more aware of what’s happening around us, but also that it’s imperative to figure out what our political beliefs are so we can back up our political opinions and make informed choices.