Our project was inspired by the citizenship unit in Power and Participation, which is a fantastic class you should all consider taking. In our citizenship unit, something that I really connected with is the idea of social matrixes.
If you have seen the Matrix movies, a social matrix is based upon the same idea. In the matrix, people are stuck within a fake world while their bodies exist somewhere else. This same idea applies to social matrixes. People are stuck in their own world of media they chose to get their information from, the people they talk to, and their general interactions with the rest of the world. The idea of the social matrix is incredibly relevant in San Francisco. Most people in San Francisco are very progressive, liberal, and incredibly Democratic. And, most people in San Francisco will choose to shut off most other opinions, such as Republican views, and conservative ideas.
This is why i chose to create our blog and also why it is in the format that it is. Our blog aims to be a bipartisan source, in which people can see both sides of an issue. I chose to write for the Republican side because it is something most people in California will not look at. Shawn’s side, the Democratic view, informs Democrats of what their parties views are. The goal of our blog is to ultimately advocate civic awareness, by informing people on party stances and what the current political state is.
Tristan You
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