So, last Wednesday, CNN hosted the second round of the GOP
Primary Debates and moderator Jake Tapper had promised that it wasn’t going to
be “one of those boring debates where the candidates only speak to the
moderator and remain civil, this was going to REAL!”. Oh, it definitely was
real because Brooke Gladstone played some clips from it including one between
Jeb Bush and Donald Trump which Bush accused Trump of lobbying the Florida
governor for the right to build a casino in the sunshine state and was right.
Of course Trump denied it when he was called out on it but it wasn’t the only
lie that went on during the debates. Marco Rubio accused President Obama for
the attack on Syria saying it was going to be a pinprick but President Obama
never claimed that.
In my opinion, the Primary Debates are all about building
credibility and trust with their audience to receive proper votes. It gets to
the point where people just basically start blaming each other for every
problem they have ever made and express their opinion why they’re going to do
better. Personally, I don’t want Donald Trump to be our president because I
think he is too arrogant to run our country and kind of has a hidden agenda for
everything that he is doing and these debates expose people to some degree. I
mean the fact that Jeb Bush called him out saying he was persuading the Florida
governor to construct a casino is absurd to me. It shows me that Trump is
selfish and is willing to try and negotiate with whoever is necessary in order
to fulfill his requirements. I don’t trust him with that much power over the
country and has the rules and authorities to regulate citizens because every
day, I seem to always hear something new about him. I don’t think that the
debates are bad, they are actually helpful in my opinion to narrow down my
choices on who to vote for and it shows their personality which all of it is
beneficial when it comes time to choose a candidate.
Physical: The Primary Debates of 2015 took place where all
the future candidates were present to make their claims. It was hosted on Wednesday,
September 16, 2015 from the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California and was definitely
one of the more engaging and enjoyable events.
Psychological: People use the debates to grasps where the
candidate’s heads are at, to see where they stand and compare it to themselves.
Some people are frightened by the fact that Donald Trump might become our
president because they don’t want the U.S. to become corrupted and have a
national target on our backs.
Cultural: Minorities in our country are beginning to fear, especially
Hispanics because, for example, if Trump is elected then he intends to see
illegal immigrants back to their original country. Now, you see they are
fighting for their freedom by going on strikes and trying to do everything in
their power to persuade others not to vote for him because they should have
freedom as well.
Social: The Primary Debates encourage people to start
talking and bring up certain topics and issues with each other. Relating back
to On The Media when Brooke Gladstone
brought up several occasions where some of the runner-ups were lying shows that
they are willing to say and do anything they can to develop good relations with
the public and receive their votes. People might have certain thoughts and
feelings pertaining to someone but then have a tendency to feel complete
different afterwards once they heard that person’s story.
Temporal: Religion and spiritual beliefs can interfere when it comes down to selecting a candidate. For example, some people were afraid to vote for Mitt Romney only regarding the fact that he was Mormon which is unfair because his religion shouldn’t scare people into not voting for him because they think he’ll ruin the country. People need to learn to trust the candidates and listen to their plans for the future, it’s not like if he was voted president that he was going to convert everyone to Mormonism. People are entitled to their beliefs but it should conflict with the presidential candidate’s morals and values.
I like that you brought up minorities in your cultural evaluation of this story. It just reminds me of how much our lives have changed due to social media. Minorities now have a powerful platform in the form of social media to enact change and promote policy changes. For better or worse, candidates have to choose their words even more carefully because the power of social media can make or break their campaign. I suspect that is why Trump is so popular and why his supporters are so stubbornly on board with a man who is a complete narcissist: He is the opposite of PC. I think his supporters view him as courageous for not bowing to this type of pressure.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your post and the viewpoints you made! Isn't it so crazy how our nation hasn't figured out that just because a candidate says they're going to do something, PROMISES they're going to do something, it doesn't actually mean they're going to do it? HA. It kills me really. I also agree with what Stacy said about Trump's followers and their narcism. What they don't understand that his narcism isn't always going to be in their favor and if he does become President, they're going to have to deal with the consequences.
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