Comments on: Are South Africans ready for “Politics 2.0″ ?

By: Lenard Blixt

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By: Internet Banking

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By: admin

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:58:00 +0000

Is there something to be said about the ever growing youth who are increasingly switched off and uninterested in politics ?

Will a blog entry on
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I dont know.

I guess I just want my potential member of parliament work harder for my vote than the lates incarnation of the CODESA or TWALTSA dance, and I want him to reach me for the comfort of my chair, surely that isn’t so ambitous ?

By: lebogang nkoane

lebogang nkoane — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:52:30 +0000

To answer your question, with another question: does regular Sipho Mkhize with a mobile phone, want/need a political candidate to ‘sms’ their ‘motto’ or does he want the candidate to come down and speak in person?

If the answer is the latter — then politics 2.0 does not matter. Don’t get me wrong but I’m sure a lot ‘web2.0-wanna-be-business-strategist yadi-yada’ will convince the parties to broadcast on youtube, get blogs, get active on facebook, twitter, yadi-yada (it will pay a lot of other peoples bills, fa sure) — but my thinking is, just because a technology exists does not mean it is to be used — i suspect radio/television and street lamps have more value than views on youtube.

but then again, who knows, it might be fund to send a reply to @jay-zed on twitter

*shrugs