One of the many advantages of modern technology is the ability for ordinary people to be heard.
Each one of us, as Liberals, has the opportunity to be heard not only by our friends and family but across the country.
There are several ways you can participate and make your political opinions known.
Perhaps the easiest way to speak your mind is on twitter. This is a place for short messages, and you can send them from your cellphone. You can set up a twitter account very easily and it is free; just go to www.twitter.com . Twitter also allows you to link to stories in newspapers and you can make brief comments on the stories. So, for example, yesterday there was a story in the Star about Conservatives suggesting Justin Trudeau was not a good Catholic – I posted the story to twitter and commented that it was not the Prime Minister’s place to enforce orthodoxy.
A slightly more work intensive way to let the world know your thoughts is to set up a blog. There is no limit to how much you can write on your blog and many programs (www.blogspot.com is a good example) let you set up a blog for free. My own blog www.jmortonmusings.blogspot.com has been running for several years and gets thousands of hits daily.
If establishing your own blog or twitter account seems too much effort you are also free to comment on various other internet sites. As a Liberal you are allowed to join and participate in http://enfamille.liberal.ca which is a good source for expressing yourself among other Liberals. Also on Facebook there are a number of groups you can join to discuss political issues – one very active group is “Liberals Rebuilding the Liberal Party // Libéraux rebâtissant le PLC”.
Virtual town halls, using telephones as a way to connect with others in the Party have become very popular – you likely got an invite to join Bob Rae in a town hall this weekend. The only difficulty with town halls is they are costly and so, in general, you will participate rather than set up a town hall.
All this said, the really important thing is not the technology but the message. There are some people who post mindless chatter online and they rapidly get ignored. If you say even a very few things, but those things are thoughtful, your views will be heard and repeated across the country.
6 comments:
"Liberals Rebuilding the Liberal Party" might be active, but they certainly do not produce any good ideas that are worth considering. I found that group to be a storage house of hot air and blustering.
If that is the best that Liberals can produce, then the party is doomed.
The most important thing to do to get your voice heard is to vote. Not enough young people (Liberal or otherwise) do that.
A better choice than simply sending tweets is to get involved in the community. Volunteer; Food banks, scouts, Meals on Wheels etc. It is endless.
Believe it or not most people don't give a crap about an individual's politics. There is so much more to give than just opinions on "wafergate" or "strippergate".
Don't just stay opened to the <2% or so of Canadians who call themselves "Liberal" or
"Conservative". You are limiting yourself from the bulk of interesting and inspirational people out there. That is a tragedy.
I disagree on Liberals Rebuilding -- there is a lot of chaff but certainly some wheat!
"there is a lot of chaff but certainly some wheat!"
Mostly Metamucil....
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