Another explanation for 2/5 of Americans trusting the prez is summed up in a phrase I've heard people use,"I didn't let myself believe/notice/see......." That's not entirely a societal explanation.

A further part of the mix is that a vast proprtion of the population is information-poor, and would probably think differently if they were information-rich. Tho' not necessarily (see 1st para. above)

PEDANT ALERT. BTW, King John didn't sign Magna Carta. He didn't cos he couldn't cos he was illiterate. What he did was seal it.


   Ivor