Blog #3

 Blog #3 

Garrett Escala

One of the things that we are lucky enough to have in this country is the freedom of speech. Today’s political climate has torn the US apart with the Democratic Party and the Republican Party disagreeing on almost everything. With the freedom of speech comes the freedom of expression, one of them being Stable Change. Stable Change allows us to talk about our country, our problems, and other concerning things freely. One of the things that we have talked about in class and is a current issue in today's world is the Ukraine War. 

The Ukraine War has been going on since last winter/spring and has torn the United States apart because of it. Joe Biden and his administration have sent billions of dollars over to Ukraine and it does not sit well with a lot of Americans. Thanks to the freedom of speech and freedom of expression many Americans can create social media posts saying what they think of the war and Biden for sending money. I have seen most of my news about the war in Ukraine mainly from Tik Tok, whether it be from CNN, Fox News, or somebody randomly telling the news about the war. Even though the sources can sometimes be unreliable, the information is still absorbed by the viewer/reader. 

We as a country and the people in it are able to express their opinions about the war and the Biden administration without any reprimands because of the freedom of expression and one of our values that come with it is the value of stable change. With this we are able to “vent” about the government and it is also a plus for the government to identify dangerous threats to people about planning stuff such as January 6th when we saw on Twitter as people stormed the Capital. We watched as people online “vented” about what they thought was right and wrong about the situation that was going on. 

With all the current events going on today I rely on a lot of social media apps to keep me up to date with mainly all of the posts being related to one of the values of expression. With Tik Tok, it is mainly a person telling me the news, I have either seen it before on a big name media sources page or this is the first time I have heard it. It is mainly somebody personally saying what he thinks of the situation. This is what is going on in our country today. Everybody thinks they have to say what they think about the situation and that whatever they say is the truth or is what actually matters. Nobody gives other people a chance to hear their side, they think that whatever they say is the truth which is why our country is being torn apart. Going back to the Democratic and Republican parties, both of them are not willing to get along because they are so deep in a war with each other about how the country should be run. And the followers of those parties are venting on Twitter, Instagram, and other social media platforms about their thoughts on what the world is going through today.