Influentials
According to a study by the Institute for Policy, Democracy, and the Internet, influentials "tell others what to buy, who to work for, and where to go to vacations." But what exactly makes a person an influential?
The answer is not as much as you may think. To be considered an influential you only need to participate in three out of eleven acts in a year, including a public town hall meeting, working for a political party, making a speech, serving on a committee or organization, attending a political protest or rally, writing a letter to the editor and a few other tasks.
To be honest, I think it is a little sad that you really have to do that little to be an influential and to help affect the choices that others make. I think that it just goes to show you again how little average people actually have to do with the democratic process. For GSPM students like myself, I fulfill most of these qualifications numerous times in a year. To me it is second nature to participate in the democratic process, whether it be by attending a political rally, working for my party or going to hear a candidate speak.
However, to many people it is not second nature to do any of these things. I feel that so-called influentials like myself, need to do a better job in getting people involved in these activities.
The answer is not as much as you may think. To be considered an influential you only need to participate in three out of eleven acts in a year, including a public town hall meeting, working for a political party, making a speech, serving on a committee or organization, attending a political protest or rally, writing a letter to the editor and a few other tasks.
To be honest, I think it is a little sad that you really have to do that little to be an influential and to help affect the choices that others make. I think that it just goes to show you again how little average people actually have to do with the democratic process. For GSPM students like myself, I fulfill most of these qualifications numerous times in a year. To me it is second nature to participate in the democratic process, whether it be by attending a political rally, working for my party or going to hear a candidate speak.
However, to many people it is not second nature to do any of these things. I feel that so-called influentials like myself, need to do a better job in getting people involved in these activities.
