Justin Bieber has probably a million likes on Facebook. How many likes does Barack Obama have? Nowhere close, I bet. The number of 'likes' you have on Facebook is no indication of your influence, power, or the respect people has for you.
The users of Facebook are a fickle bunch. I have 'liked' bands after seeing just ONE music video by them. I have 'liked' bands simply because they are the ones I'm currently listening to. Nicole Seah's getting so much attention right now simply because she is standing in the middle of a General Election, fighting the good fight. LKY's already walk-over, and he hasn't been saying anything much of late anyway.
Nicole Seah's appeal and subsequently, her number of 'likes', may be directly attributed to the fact that she is close to the age of most Facebook users. How many people our age are running for elections, and running well for that matter? She is an eloquent and intelligent young woman who is willing to stand up for what she believes in.
This post was supposed to be a sort of response to Xiaxue's note entitled "Vote Wisely". I went sort of off-topic. I'll do another one.
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