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My pre-conception of politics was a tool used by politicians to pacify the citizens. And I guess I probably was right. Take a look at this video...
As you can see from this video, all politicians do is to spout pretty speeches and pray that they will come true. Of course, we all know the world doesn't work that way. Till this day, the American economy remains the same, if not worse than the Bush Administration times.
Well, at least online campaigns are cost efficient, meaning the average taxpayer's money doesn't go to waste on useless speeches such as the one mentioned above. It was mentioned that Obama's online campaign on YouTube was watched for 14.5 million hours, and buying 14.5 million hours on broadcast TV costs approximately $47 million. Talk about budget.
Having e-governance websites online helps to save time as well. For example, if I wanted to find information on a certain law that was passed by our government, I could probably run a search on Google which would redirect me to a government body website, that gives me more information on it. I can even find out about what's going on in my own country, though I may be a few thousad kilometres away from home. Some countries have even begun a trial of e-voting for political candidates. Citizens can now vote for their preferred politician from the comforts of their own homes. Such is the power of Internet politics.
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