No Politics...Pop Culture, Please

Yesterday, we talked about politics in pop culture and the different viewpoints of Lipmman and Dewey. I must say that I kind of agree with Lippman. I agree with Lippman for many reasons. The first reason is that I do not think I would could or would know anything in politics. It seems when I hear about politics or things, like taxes or the government, my brain just shuts off. Even yesterday, people were talking about the Occupy Wall Street and terms like "the 1%" and "the 99%" and I really had no idea what anyone was talking about. I am sorry, but I just cannot understand anything about politics!! And for some reason, I HATE when people complain about the government and act like they know what is going on. That is another time when I just fall asleep. On the other hand, one could ask me anything about pop culture and I would probably know. Any movie, song, tv show, and controversy, I will know! I just find it a lot more interesting and fulfilling then watching a State of the Union address where there is a bunch of words I have no idea what they are talking about. It kind of goes back to the argument of low culture versus high culture. Why would I want to be interested in politics (high culture) where everyone seems like they are lying and everything is about money compared to pop culture (low culture) where people are just trying to entertain us? Maybe it is just my opinion.
I also agree with Lippman because I think that most people are like me. I think that a good portion of the U.S. has no idea what is going on in politics. We elect people to make decision for us. Yes, it may be lazy, but if everyone got a say, nothing would ever get done.