Reflection on Social Media Case 7: Anthony Weiner’s Post

Anthony Weiner’s case has to be one of the most ironic politic scandals ever. I mean, it’s in the name. I am still baffled by politician’s belief that their private life is actually private. The moment they run for office, their whole life is up for extreme scrutiny by the public. Everything from sex scandals to unpaid parking tickets become ammunition for political persuasion. The more dirt you can dig up about your opponent, the better it makes you look. Nothing it their life is private. Public servants are held to a higher standard than your typical celebrities because not only are they involved making our laws but we pay their salaries. It’s shocking to me that after years of political sex scandals, politicians still think that by denying accusations, they’ll just float away and disappear. We have countless examples of how that didn’t work (See Bill Clinton sex scandal). We have some of the world’s greatest minds working for the government so it’s crazy to think that the truth would never come out. The cyber technology has advanced tenfold from when Clinton was president. It is much easier to track people’s actions than it was 20 years ago. No matter what Anthony Weiner said, the truth was always going to come out. What I have noticed is that regardless of the real truth of the accusations, people are going to believe what they want to believe. If you were a Democrat in the early 2000’s, you would be more open to believe an accusation like, Bush did 9/11. My point is that regardless of if Anthony Weiner actually did what was accused of him, his reputation was tarnished the minute the accusation came out. A scandal like this doesn’t just affect the person that did it but all of the people that they were associated with. This scandal affected Anthony Weiner’s marriage, job, and his family. This article explains how Anthony Weiner felt that his actions affected his family. I wish avoiding scandals like this were as easy as saying “Don’t be gross and dumb. You’re married.” but unfortunately, that doesn’t mean jack. It’s up to us to vote in government officials that are for us instead of for themselves.