In times of political uncertainty, when traditional means of contact is muted, there is value in being more active, not less, on social media to interact with democratically elected representatives. －Filepic/dpa
The riots at the US Capitol building by the Make America Great Again gang on Jan 6 was the tremor that started 2021, and its aftershocks extended well into the Internet. Donald Trump is persona non grata on social media now, along with many of his followers that parrot his brand of “greatness”.
Meanwhile, Joe Biden – US president since Jan 11, 2021 – has decided that what he wants to do is to actually just move on and do the work. In some ways, Biden should be praised.
