Do you ever wonder if people in Politics and News & Events are really that ignorant and poorly educated?

Sadly, I think a lot of them are representative of quite a large proportion of the population. In the UK, in both England and Scotland (two separate education systems) it is perfectly possible to leave full time education without a clue how government works at any level. It's embarrassing. Add to that there is a culture of taking pride in ignorance. It's all too easy to whip up the public with some well chosen outrageous statements. I meet with these people daily in real life.