Social Media and Politics

Hello again. I am still in the days before the anniversary of my political choice. I have gone over my thoughts from that week last year and found more from Plato and also modern day authors, Gee, and McCluhan. Gee states, “The most striking continuity in the history of literacy is the way in which literacy has been used, in age after age, to solidify the social hierarchy, empower elites, and ensure that people lower on the hierarchy accept the values, norms, and beliefs of the elites, even when it is not in their self-interest or group interest to do so.” 

A frown crosses my face as I think of last years outcome. I begin to wonder, like many others did last year, how did this happen? I then fast forward to the present and ponder on the words I studied before I made my choice. I realized that I could really relate it to the present day with the new POTUS (President Of The United States). Or, not my POTUS or MAGA (Make America Great Again) happy people, like my parents. My dad called it, Christmas in November. 

I realized that although Gee's text was written in the 1970s it still applies in the 21st century (today). For example, our recent Commander in Chief uses the medium of Twitter to imply that all classes, not just the lower ones, should accept his text or tweets, as official words from the office of the Presidency. Is this a form that can be undisputed like Plato suggested? Or, due to the comment feature, can the questions of “what do you mean,” be asked and then answered?