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5. Because...

Sun May 25, 2025, 06:43 AM

May 25

How do unprincipled people like Trump flourish while principled men such as the late President Jimmy Carter are considered "failures" by many?

Because the programming worked. And, we still won't accept that fact. Once we do, we can start to change it all.

But...

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The Confidence Man -- A Tale as Old as Time [View all] artemisia1 May 25 OP

A good read -- The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man no_hypocrisy May 25 #1

Also see... 2naSalit May 25 #2

Con men lie and distort logic and reality bucolic_frolic May 25 #3

Here's the thing: no_hypocrisy May 25 #4

"you can't cheat an honest man" barnum rampartd May 25 #12

Because... OldBaldy1701E May 25 #5

Yep. OldBaldy1701E May 25 #9

Or the first Emperor. artemisia1 May 25 #13

A flawless... GiqueCee May 25 #7

The Ballad of the Flim Flam Man Blue Full Moon May 25 #8

Don the CONvict malaise May 25 #10

Here's what summarizes why we are where we are. DAngelo136 May 25 #11

kick artemisia1 May 27 #15

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