Going out on a limb here, but I would bet a dollar to a dime if you asked any one of those folks (in the first picture) who the Secretary of State or Speaker of the House is, they will draw a blank.
Noisy, rabble-rousing attention whores.
Do those folks in the first picture appear to be willing to engage in a debate?
Contrast that first picture with the second picture.
I never met an American hippy, but I found their German counterparts rather well informed. The people, however, who just live day to day, and seem to just care about being normal are ridiculously underinformed. Fortunately, they often don't vote (or always for the same party without re-considering it)