Tweeting Inequity: @realDonaldTrump and the World Leader Exception

Muhlhauser, Paul; Schafer, Daniel F.

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“…The disastrous outburst, and encirclement of a global Covid-19 pandemic that ravages with loss of individuals, family bonds, businesses and jobs, health, and education, travels, religious worship, threatened food security, further worsen people's situation forcing a 'new normal' that is abnormal as their way of life. Still, under this yoke, in a representative democracy, the last feeling and touch, the citizen expect is that of a rude shock attitude, a frenzy of abandonment and socio-political depravity (Muhlhauser & Schafer, 2020), and an inability to have a say in how they are governed-even with Twitter, the norm globally. This leaves more to be desired with attendant consequences, and outcomes on both sides -''we'' (ruling class) and ''them'' (Citizens).…”

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“…Some scholars argued that Social Media has its positives as it can help mirror society (Ahmad, et.al., 2021), and negative derivatives, sending misleading information during the Covid-19 era, as the Nigerian Federal Government argued (Al Shehab, 2022). Yet, it has several notable beneficial purposes for governance and or democracy (Alasmari, 2020;Mukhongo, 2020;Ahmad, et.al., 2021).…”

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Political Communication, Twitter-Diplomacy and Political Violence in Nigeria: Criminalizing the Covid democracy or what?

Iyanu

Oluwafemi²

2022

JPPUMA

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Man is a relational being. In his dealings with others, he seeks to maximize his association and satisfy his various needs. The torrents of Globalization, diplomacy, social norms, the new media, and popular representation are omnipresent instruments that may determine, control, interpret, and shape the various institutions of governance, public policy, and the conduct of international relations by heads of states and government across borders even in the era of the ‘covid-19 new normal’. It will also show that the Twitter ban is harmful to maintaining a friendly relationship between Nigerian citizens, involvement in governance, and the country's democratic progress. The main purpose of this study is to examine how essential Twitter is for the survival of democracy in Nigeria during Covid-19. This paper argues that Sustainable Democracy does allow for active participation of interested citizens in the state of affairs of the country with citizen involvement and Mobilization via Twitter. This is reflected in the opinions, perceptions, and reactions of people in the 21st Century- Knowledge diplomacy, in an outburst against the Twitter Post of President Muhammadu Buhari on June 2, 2021. The researchers used the conflict theories of political systems and human needs. Secondary data sources were used in the study. The Paper concluded that revolutions in technology are not a hindrance to good governance, and democratic dispensation can only continue for as long as leaders can tolerate public dissension, and media scrutiny and embrace the positivity and uniqueness of media power in politics according to rule of law.

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confidence: 99%