We don't trust artists with medical diagnosis or designing a bridge. Yet in politics they're immediately as respected as someone with a law degree in constitut

We don't trust artists with medical diagnosis or designing a bridge. Yet in politics they're immediately as respected as someone with a law degree in constitutional law and philosophy from Harvard. Can anyone explain to me, why people care about artists' political views? I've never understood this and I'm being completely serious. is it a remnant of the '60s anti-war movement?