Changed view

In high school, I’ve never paid attention nor cared for politics. When I was under the age of eighteen, I’ve never took interest in politics. I had a view of regardless of our votes, government will continue to be corrupt because people in the country does not have the full knowledge of government’s action behind the doors. Sometimes our rights or our freedom is taken away unfairly by the wealth and any representatives in the government. I felt that since the government, or even some conservatives in the society with the authority in certain areas, such as principals or police, would go against some of the amendments from the constitution. I used to believe that as long as these type of people exist, no matter what we vote for, the country will not make any difference from previous years.
When I entered college, my perspectives in politics has changed. I’ve seen so many volunteers walking around searching for people to contribute to vote or sign a petition. Also, my views has changed because this semester I am taking political science, which is my favorite class out of the rest. My views didn’t change overnight but within three or four weeks into the class, I’ve realized my past thoughts on politics came from an uneducated mind. From someone who never deeply looked through the actual debates and not realizing many people are rising up against the government. I’ve came to a conclusion, after watching some films and paying attention to this upcoming presidential election, as long as we live in this country where our voice is supposed to be heard, as freedom of speech is covered by the very first amendment, I am actually realizing that the votes do count and make a significant difference. If people turned away and neglect the politics, democracy will lose its value and government will then have to take actions for the lost voice by the people. Then people in the country will view this governmental action as a tyranny when it was our fault that we did not examine the politics. Ever since I started attending college and taking my political science class, I am taking more interest in politics.