Positive Contribution

There are many ways to get involved in politics. One can vote, educate themselves on important topics, run for office, help another person run for office, or even bash others who are running for a government position. As far as education goes, there are always things to be learned. I believe that I am educated enough to make a positive contribution. I keep up with most issues that arise and are worth taking sides on. I choose sides not only based on things I need or want, but more on what would make the most positive impact on society. Too many are in it for only themselves and propose ridiculous things without so much as taking one other human life into account. Participating in politics is important. It is a way to make a positive impact …show more content…
The more educated the better. Any person who is not educated about what they are doing in politics is a threat. They could be voting for a totalitarian genocide enthusiast for all they know. This is why not everyone should vote. If one has not done enough research to know what they are voting for, then they should contribute by being idle. Many politicians try to appeal to this crowd for a couple reasons: they are not educated enough to have a foundation of beliefs and are easily swayed, and unfortunately, this crowd seems to be growing exponentially. If I were running for office and was only concerned about votes, I would say things that appeal to less educated, lower class people. I would do this because they are the ones that you can make believe almost anything. These people do not have any business participating in politics until they truly form solid, educated …show more content…
There are things that help tremendously that not all people have. These primarily include money and publicity. Those two things alone can get someone the attention they need to be elected. At that point it comes down to how the people think about what direction they want to take with the office they are running for. On the other hand, there are plenty of ways to get money in the United States. If one works hard in high school and applies for lots of scholarships, they can have a free college education to help them obtain a high-paying job. Doing this is certainly harder for some than others. Nonetheless, it is still doable. Publicity is harder to come by than money. Negative publicity is easy to get. All one has to do is commit a terrible crime. Publicity than can get them elected for a government office is a completely different beast. Honestly I have no idea how people get that kind of publicity without pushing very hard for it with advertisements. Politics are complicated but simple at the same time. There are so many grey areas on subjects. On top of that, people are constantly trying to create grey areas in situations that are clearly black and white. Feeling as if you made a contribution is very hard to do, even if you truly are making some sort of impact. On top of it all there are political wrecking balls that have no idea where they are swinging. Politics just seem