Emerson Day 3

So right now, I am writing from a computer at CBS News HQ in New York. I have had a pretty exciting day so far. Mostly, I got strange looks from people, but that is most likely because there are more people and they don't know my mission (*evil laughter*). At this point, my family has gotten pretty used to it, so they know not to take offense to any of what I have said. This comes at quite an interesting time because we are in the aftermath of the Paris Terror Attacks and as a result, many world leaders are speaking out on the tragedy. All of the world leaders are talking about staying strong and also setting up more security measures, but in a position of power, one cannot always say what is on their mind because of the repercussions from the people of whatever country. In this way, this Emerson assignment brings up a pretty interesting point: if one has freedom of speech and is going to say what is on their mind, given their place in society: should they? For example, I am just some little fifteen-year-old from New Jersey. I can say what is on my mind and it will not affect anybody except my family and friends. If I was the governor of my state, I have to take into account the various political views of people in my state and the affect it would have on people's judgement. If I was the president of the US, I would have to care even more because if I said, "Every should go eat fries today," some people would start shoving their faces full of french fries and even maybe buy stock in Yukon Gold potato companies. That being said, if one monitors their speech all the time, he/she loses the personal touch and people won't be able to relate to them. That is the dilemma that politicians and others in power face every day. Some people are very good at it, some people try so hard to do the right thing, and some people end up in the news because of it. It is the line we must walk.