eived as reinforcing political values that Western democracies widely share. During an election year there is information about the event on literally every channel. Therefore, people are presented with the idea that they should vote because it is a great privilege. However, the happenings of this year’s election might have swayed people to think that the voting system is defunct or useless. The interesting thing is that when the recounts were happening, the media did nothing to hide that something was wrong. One must ask if the media’s purpose was to bring this out in order to change the system.Another aspect of Marxist thought constitutes the individual as position holders through the effects of social relations. This idea is called the constitution of the subject. In this idea there is a mutually interactive between the subject (humans) and the object (conditions of human existence). The individual is a self-conscious being whose’ actions are explained by personal beliefs, intentions, preferences, etc. These personal items are shaped through ideological state apparatuses such as family, school, and the mass media. In other words, Individuals gain a sense of identity and understanding of reality through those three influences. Marxism is a school of thought that holds many criticisms. These are due in part to a few notable limitations. First off, it is argued that Marxism is not an objective science but rather an ideology and holds little empirical research. In fact, other than media study of certain texts, little research is possible. Some researchers have even been accused of being too doctrinaire or dogmatic. In other words, it is possible to see works of popular culture with only Marxist notions in mind.“The danger for Marxist media analysts is that they know the answers before they ask the questions. That is, Marxists are also prisoners of their own thought, and the questions they ask of a...
