Political Campaigns and Promises, Promises, Promises

Every time I switch on the television show or simply decide to listen to the radio, political ads are everywhere flooding the gaps in between regular programming.   Looking at it on a positive side as a voter, one ought to appreciate these advertisements for these will serve as tools to let the voters know the personalities of these candidates who are vying for public offices.  Through these ads we will know their political and intellectual backgrounds, their achievements and, political platforms that will help us decide if they are fit for the positions they are applying for. 

But…………… the ads that I kept seeing on television seems to be only replicas of past campaign patterns with just a revision of faces and backgrounds but the messages and the core are reproductions of previous years political propagandas which when scrutinized deeper boils down to PROMISES, PROMISES AND MORE PROMISES to entice voters’ support.  And these advertisements are funded through courtesy of friends and supporters of the candidates as claimed.   As ordinary citizens we could just HOPE that it really is as alleged but, doubt if so too goes our FAITH in its 100% truthfulness.

If political advertisements are in conformity with the rule of truth in advertising these would serve as valuable guides in making us choose the right candidate but, observing the patterns and comparing these against their actual performances one cannot help but doubt if “truth in advertising” is really exercised in political ads.  I am appalled by the claims of some seasoned politicians who are pompously brandishing their programs and performances set to make the citizens believe that they have done great to the country but their constituents are still wallowing in poverty while his family/clan is accumulating enormous properties and wealth.  These political dynasties are everywhere as power and control over the government political machineries are working towards their advantage.

Political advertisements are meant to enhance the image of the candidate to the voting public.  Hence, as voters it would be wiser if we just don’t digest what is being feed to us by media but delve further and know the personality behind the image projected on television screens and media prints.  Use whatever source is at hand and internet is a great tool in searching for the pros and cons as basis in choosing every candidate aspiring for public office.  Use technology to establish the veracity of what we see, hear and read and thus help us conclude if these are not just promises meant to be broken once their desire had been attained or are really coming from a heart who really desires to serve.