I agree with Emily
that Mill’s theory that the elites have the greatest influential power in
regard to our government is true. As she mentioned, Bill Gates is the perfect
example. Although he is a citizen of the United States like you and I, he is a
very wealthy person with many followers and uses that influence to get policies
created or changed. Other than wealthy people, there are also those who are
extremely popular through media and for that, they become wealthy. An example
of this is Beyoncé. She has an extremely large base of fans that can be easily
influenced by her decisions. If she wanted to make or change a policy, she
could easily do so because a political party would want to show that they
support one another so they could get supporters of Beyoncé to be supporters of
their party. I also disagree with Zach when he says elites are not working for
themselves with different types of reform like welfare. Some of these wealthier
people may be a supporter of these various causes and want to create reforms;
sometimes these reforms also work in their favor. These people normally do not
complain about these reforms because it does not affect them and also because they
know that there are other people who aren’t as privileged that need the
programs formed from these reforms. Of course, going back to theory, by
creating the program the people who they are helping become supporters of them,
giving them more power than before. These people now feel obligated to support
them because of what they have done for them. This gives them a larger support
system; also meaning they now have more influence over the people than they did
before. Overall, I agree that Mill’s theory that the elites have the greatest
influential power in regard to our government is true. 
I completely agree with your post explaining how the elites have the majority of power in the government because of their amount of wealth. Bill Gates is a great example and I used him in my post as well. Since the wealthier people have the most money, they tend to attract the attention of the public, and influence their opinion. Since they influence the minority this system is run by the elites. I also agree with your point explaining that the elites work to create the reforms to be in their own favor. The reforms may benefit the population as well, but the main reason to create the reforms is to help themselves, or to make themselves look better by trying to help others. And when they create the reforms that help the public, it just causes the public to appreciate them more, and give them more support and power. I agree with all of your ideas in your response and Mills theory as well.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your post because elites' wealth really does set them higher than other citizens. I really agree with your example of Beyoncé and her following. Influence is important when it comes to power in government. The reforms are usually in their favor as well, even if they cover a large amount of population as well. I really agree with all of your ideas.
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