The Internet provides one thing that isn´t talked about all that much, that messages and clips can be viewed over and over again, which perhaps isn´t a good thing when you have made a tiny mistake on-air. This can be awful for politicians since they have to present the perfect image for the voters. Here are some clips from famous politicians in the United States and I bet some of them wished that these clips could be deleted. :)
Oops I did it again.......
Ingibjörg Ýr
This is an interesting one actually. Is this kind of constantly recorded culture more democratic or not?
ReplyDeleteOn the one hand it relates positively to the idea that politicians should be accountable. If everything is recorded then politicians cannot easily backtrack or flipflop.
On the other hand perhaps this is not such a good thing, politicians are encouraged to present a shiny product, rather than an honest human front. And perhaps being able to flip flop should not be seen as such a bad thing, a politician who cannot change their mind hardly seems like a well qualified political leader - yet how good are shiny products at changing their minds about anything?