I was wondering about what we really know to be true, as in from the horse's mouth true.
As we approach our UK General Election date of 6th May we are hearing all sorts about all the various political parties from the other parties. What do they base their truth on? And how much do we believe about these parties from those tidbits and from satire programs? And where will we go to find out the truth? Who can we believe?
There were rumours of Barak Obama, that even though he went to church with is wife he was really a Muslim. What was true there? How will be know? I feel there reading his book helps, but that takes time.
I feel that in a lot of ways we now live in a world where we are all too busy so it is easier to believe the little bits and pieces others find out for us rather than go looking ourselves. We just do not have the time! We have got lazy! We do not check the credentials of the teller, or if they have an axe to grind, or with some of the comedians just that they know how to tell a funny story well.
We need, with this election coming up, to take the time out to find out for ourselves, to spend time reading those manifestos, chatting not just with the candidates we like but with all the parties, and being willing to ask those questions on things that are dearest to our hearts.
That means too we need to find out what is dearest to our hearts!
People not checking sources before passing on emails is my bug bear. If people are too busy to check then they are too busy to pass on rumours and half truths.
ReplyDeleteYour right though about taking the time to question and find out about the candidates. We in the west take our democracy too lightly. If people do not vote they have no right to complain about the politicians and I would even go so far as to say that if people do not vote they have no right to live in a democracy. Democracy needs people to take their responsibilities seriously, it might be a flawed system but it is better than living in a dictatorship.So all in all, I completely agree with you Diane
I must say I am finding more and more younger people who are rising up to take politics more seriously, who are getting passionate about being able to vote.
ReplyDeleteAnd I do agree with you Joanna, that we need to so value the fact we live in a democracy and stop taking it for granted.
Thank you