Empowered citizenship
I believe that as a citizen of the United Kingdom, and theoretically the world as a whole, I believe it is my duty to be informed, in the means of both political, and economical issues, as well as anything which will ultimately affect me as a U.K. citizen.
I feel I am overall informed well, through the means of education, as well as reading the paper, watching the television & listening to the radio.
I do believe it is my duty as a citizen to be informed on what is happening around me, but there is always a point where practically, the decisions I make or could possibly make would not make any difference in the long run, so that is when I believe it is the duty of others who are superior to me, as it were, to take the reins, and take control/make the decisions on behalf of myself and fellow citizens (such as the political differences in the world and vast economic issues).
In conclusion, I believe that as a citizen I do ultimately have the right for my decisions and voice to be heard, but when it comes to decisions at a worldwide scale for example, these are no longer in my control, so that is when politicians and world leaders need to take over, to hopefully make the right decisions for the rest of the world, as their own duty for others.
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does it sometimes occur to you that they might not be making the right decisions. We are at war, do you agree with it? Do you know enough about why we went to war? Do you know how to effectively disagree with it?
ReplyDeleteI believe that the majority of the time the decisions made are not correct in my personal opinion, especially when it comes to the 'purpose' of going to war. I also believe that I am not informed enough why we have actually gone to war, but even if I was enlightened, I would still disagree with the decision, as it is fully unjustified.
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