Hegemony: preponderant influence or authority over others. I believe politics is a perfect example of this. Every four years we partake in the ritual of voting, under the guise that one vote can truly make a difference.
Sorry to be a Debbie downer but that’s just simply hog wash, there so many intrinsic parts that leads to the final decision making process of whom will be elected president. If our vote in government matters could truly have some sort of ripple effect, the idea of representatives would be useless. But the fact of the matter is that we do have representatives, we elect someone who will make decisions that we believe are in our best interest.
Another example of hegemony would be the way in which are politics portrayed by the media. Most channels have their own private agendas meaning if a certain network is owned by a conservative, the views expressed by news anchors will attribute those of the conservative party while over shadowing the liberals.
It’s sad but true, money seems to influence the world, and even politicians are dominated by large companies.
Business invest a lot of money into presidential campaigns so that they may reap the benefits if there candidate takes office. “In 2000 bush’s presidential campaign received close to $1.9 million from oil and gas companies”. The average Joe is just a small fish in a big pond.
-Rita Morales
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