Arie Ioselevich, Period 2, 2/6/23

Socio-political Consciousness   

  Contrary to what I usually see in America, I am not someone who gets involved in

politics. I don’t have a favorite party or a favorite candidate because that’s the only thing politics

is right now. I don’t have any political bias which is what makes what I’m about to say very

significant. I feel as if I don’t have any say in how the country I live in is governed. I am neither

old enough or important enough to have a say, but that is beside the point. I feel as if the

average person has zero say as to what goes on federally.

    If I’m being honest, prior to recent events I was one of those people who believed the

1% owned the government. However, I find that the world is just so spontaneous now. In the

matter of seconds, Earth can be destroyed, economies can collapse, and wars can occur. With

the click of a button millions can die. The only people who have this power are the federal

government. They don’t ask citizens how we feel about these topics. Instead they just act and

hope that there are no ramifications. As someone whose parents pay their taxes, I feel like any

tax paying citizen in America should be able to have a say in the actions of the country.

    People usually vote for candidates because of party alignment. People only vote for

policies unless their party supports it. I think that people should get past this and do what they

want, not what they are expected to do. That in my opinion, is what causes a lack of the say of

the people. If the people just back up a party, there really isn’t any room for opinion. This lack of

opinion causes groups of people to become oppressed and very large gaps in the social classes

of America. I think that we should gather the confidence and power and vote for the legislation

we personally believe in. We shouldn't be afraid to speak out.