Shysters thrive on preen, preaching and exaggeration.

[John Newman]

On Fri, Oct 11, 2019 at 09:01:28AM -0400, John Young wrote:
> Stallman is petty example of ego gone rogue, then claiming to be
> misunderstood, drag out whines to smoke the air, Trump a prime polluter, but
> many others in centers of power in homes to holy sees.
> 
> Adulterers and politicians excel at this but are joined by a host of haughty
> abusers in all fields. Even on this pure-hearted list shysters thrive on
> prejudice, preen, preaching and exaggeration.
> 
> Quite common for the famous, infamous,notorious, obessed, drunkard, dope
> addict,

I think "rich" or "talented" would need to come before "drunkard" or
"dope addict" in that line to make any sense :P  I've known a few
junkies, and they (like everyone else) exist on a spectrum. The only ones
I ever knew to profiteer sexually from it were the ones who also sold the shit, 
aka those lucky few known as "the man". (and, no, I do not have 27 dollars 
in my hand :P)

> rich, talented, to presume sexual privileges and monetary profits
> from those who admire them, their work, performance, braggardy, promotion,
> self-advertising.
> 
> Faithful, fans, subjects, citizens, voters, revolutionaries, diehards,
> warriors, slaves, why even SM followers, are seduced to be screwed by
> imaginary promises of shared glory and belonging to movements and beliefs of
> confidence artists, priests, Ponzis, prevaricators, presidents.
> 
> From royalty to religion to banditry to warmaking to profiteering to, god
> help us, coding, abusive randiness goes with abusive success, earned or
> stolen or faked, all the last.
> 
> 
> 

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