By DARLINGTON CHILUBAONE of the great illusions of politics is that it has the advantage of being elastic and self-justifying to the extent that it can manipulate facts and create belief systems that become normal. To the politician, a well-crafted slogan can be the perfect weapon to wield the public into frenzied consensus that can rival religious beliefs. Often, these belief systems, when unchecked can become violent and unproductive.In the era of social media, such conflict can be exaggerated and dangerous. Evidence continues to show that social media can be friend and foe. No nation is safe from calculated conflict irrespective of the developmental stage because human beings are largely the same psychologically.In North America for example, the political differences between the two dominant political parties, Republican and Democrats, appear to have become more personal and dangerous than ever before.The traditional differences between these two political parties used to be a case study on astute politics and […]
POLITICAL CONFLICT IN THE ERA OF SOCIAL MEDIA
