The Importance Of Politics In Politics

In American society, age eighteen serves as the line between adulthood and childhood. Turning this great age allows one to purchase lottery tickets, skydive, legally sue another individual, and, probably most importantly, vote. With the 2016 elections rapidly approaching, it is imperative that the youth of today have the proper knowledge of politics and the inner workings of governments. Unfortunately, many Americans -- whether it be young or old -- rarely seem to recognize how some of their most esteemed politicians fail in one of the most important fields when vying for leadership: morality. Politicians are experts at using crowd manipulation to either distract or misinform their audiences, principally using patriotism and criticism. To fully

So, when a politician reveres the US, it distracts us from the real questions at hand and ends up becoming about how great of an American the person is, in place of their actual stance on an issue. This can be seen in many political debates. For example, in the third republican debate of the 2015-2016 elections the first question was, “What is your biggest weakness and what are you doing to address it?” To this, Governor Kasich responded, “Good question, but I want to tell you... I 've watched people say that we should dismantle Medicare and Medicaid and leave our senior citizens out in the cold.... I 've heard them talk about deporting 10 or 11 [million] people” (Third Republican Debate Transcript). To start off the answer is flawed; because since the question is obviously about a weakness, one would assume the correct response would be to state a weakness and then turn it into a strength. But, instead, Kasich subtly attacked his opponents to avoid hurting his image. By referencing the dismantling of medicare and medicaid he was directly attacking Ben Carson, while simultaneously targeting Donald Trump when he talked about deporting millions of people. With these comments he demonized his opponents, but not blantaly, in order to preserve his public image, further dodging the given question. This distracts voters from the true topic, which -- on a large scale -- can drastically alter the election’s outcomes. If an audience isn’t paying close enough attention, then politicians can easily manipulate them, thus capitalizing on the democratic ideals that America was founded