Media and Politics

I was surprised to find that if you change the frame of a situation you are also changing the schema. When we read about the LA Riots, it was interesting to learn that Oprah felt that the people who were causing the riots were just punks on a rampage. By her being black, she was able to take that stance. When we went through the list of causes for apathy, it was sad to see how bored people have become of politics. This past election was an exception, but for the most part constituent feel as if they have loss the popular control. Many feel that their one vote isn't going to change anything.