I don’t know about anyone else, but I hate election year.
Don’t get me wrong; there are many reasons why election year is a good thing. I think that it is important to know who your candidates are and what they truly believe.
But unfortunately, all it does is cause extremely negative energy and propaganda. Election year happens every four years, and so it seems to be that somehow every four years everyone turns into a political genius.
Is it just me, or does the voice of reason totally go out the window during election year? It seems like everyone is too
focused on who they want to win, and not so much why they want them to.
Pride gets in the way of people listening to others, and it often gets to the point of being disrespectful — which is so unnecessary. We are voting for the president, not playing some game. I have my own beliefs, but that doesn’t mean that those are the beliefs of everyone else. And I will not stoop to the level of being ignorant to the point that I can’t even back up my choices.
Acting like bullies to get someone to change his or her vote and sway the ideas of others gets in the way of what we should be paying attention to. It leaves room for people like Donald Trump to surface and make a mockery of themselves. Have some respect for the president whether you like him or not.
Emotions play a big role in the election year as well. People go with emotion instead of fact more often than not. The population makes its decisions toward certain candidates based on petty emotions. Yes, there are some issues that people might have an emotional bond with, but nonetheless, it never hurts to listen to what other people have to say — even if you know you’re not going to change your mind.
Another thing that I cannot stand is receiving chain emails, watching commercials and seeing Obama’s face or Romney’s face with a ton of “facts” before every YouTube video I watch.
Regardless of which side you’re on, those commercials and ads often have cutoff sentences that distort facts or have been comments taken out of context from opponents to make them look bad. It seems that during election year, leaders are too
focused on fighting and winning a competition and that taking action against the real issues is thrown on the back burner.
It would be a bit more beneficial to focus on the issues still happening in the world and trying to figure out how to fix current problems.
So this is why I am relieved that election year is almost over. I’m not exactly thrilled about untrue facts, ignorance,
arrogance and intolerance — they are the last thing the country needs. I think it’s time for everyone to grow up and have a good old-fashioned election, but that is clearly asking too much.
I have respect for both candidates, but I think campaigns should try to figure out what exactly they’re trying to accomplish — which is to find someone who can run this country.
