Pop Culture vs. Politics

After taking that “quiz” on Tuesday about politics and some world news, it really occurred to me that the things featured in this quiz were not as well known as they should be. Most people in our age group are not very informed about politics and our government because it does not interest them the way popular culture does. Many of us can tell you who won which Grammy and all about the recent death of Whitney Houston, but when it comes to who won the Republican primaries in a certain state, there would be a lot less responses. Our media places such a large emphasis on celebrities and Hollywood, and such little on our government and politics. I feel Lippmann is correct in saying that a lot of people are not informed and do not really know what they are talking about because our society does not make topics like who will be running our country as important as which celebrity checked into rehab this weekend. It is up to the people themselves to educate themselves, but I feel if the media made an effort to feature some stories less focused on Hollywood, maybe more people would live up to Dewey’s statements.