Dalton, because Internet actually helping out individuals with participation in politics and government. As a teenager living in this country I wouldn't be aware of a lot of things if there was no internet, because not a lot of individuals at my age read newspapers frequently or watch news reports and et cetera, but we spend most of our time on internet tweeting, checking Facebook, Instagram, and other social network websites. For example with out Internet I wouldn't find out about the riots in Baltimore fast as I did, or about the earthquake in Nepal. It is very similar when it comes to politics, since most of the politicians them selves do tweeting, buzzfeeds, and Youtube videos. These actions would engage more people into political participations. .
Throughout Internet there is a lot of websites that share political information. Such as government websites, social media websites, and a lot more. In September of 2008 two students from University of Massachusetts created a website called Localocracy (Locolocracy.com). Localocracy is a website that brings together citizens, government officials, and journalists to learn and exchange ideas for better government. On Localocracy citizens are able to say the issues that matter to them while local government officials gain opportunity to get engaged with their constituents, and help them out with these problems. When they started the website their main goal was to have a simple way for citizens to go online and bring up the political issues to the surface. I believe this website would be a great way for citizens to get involved into the government, and best part is citizens can bring up their own issues and ideas. It also gives citizens options to remain anonymous if they wish to do that.
Most people who share ideas on the Internet tend to be more politically polarized which means they would be on one side or another, and only few would be liberal.
