Dave Eggers The Circle States Essay

In order to present our country well to the rest of the world, we must elect representatives that we feel can take on our responsibilities as well as their own. People should be concerned with the private affairs of a politician or political candidate. If the politicians want their citizens to trust in what they promise to bring to them, then the people should be able to know everything, from their past to their present. Citizens have the right to know who they are electing to be put into a position of authority. It is a basic human right to be knowledgeable and if we are not informed about our politicians then I believe we are being deprived of one of our rights. As this quote in Dave Eggers, The Circle states, “If you care about your fellow human beings, you share what you know with them. You share what you see. You give them anything you can. If you care about their plight, their suffering, their curiosity, their right to learn and know anything the world contains, you share with them.” (Eggers 304) In this quote, Mae is explaining how it is important to share what we know to our peers. That is how we learn and grow as humans. We learn a lot from those who …show more content…
Everything should be straight forward just as it is in The Circle, when one of their politicians goes transparent. This meaning that all citizens are able to view what they do during their daily routine, 24/7, with a small camera that is attached to them. Because of their transparency, this was said, “There would never again be a politician without immediate and thorough accountability, because their words and actions would be known and recorded and beyond debate. There would be no more back rooms, no more murky deal-making. There would be only clarity, only light.” (Eggers 242) It is true, that the more you know about a person, the clearer things become and being able to confide in them becomes an