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The Velveteen Ocelot

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11. In some respects Trump is a very good con man. After all,

Sat Apr 22, 2017, 02:36 PM

Apr 2017

he's managed for years to do shady "deals" without ever going to jail or being done in by the mob; he's cheated many people out of millions (e.g., the Trump "University" fraud); he's somehow made people believe he'd pay them for their work despite his history of cheating contractors; he conned a TV network into hosting a dumbass reality show; and worst of all he conned some 60 million people into voting for him. A good con man is one who is able to take advantage of the gullibility of others, and Trump has certainly done that. "There's a sucker born every minute" is the gospel truth.

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When people are conned by a good con man we call them victims. What do you call people [View all] shockey80 Apr 2017 OP

Um... stupid? kydo Apr 2017 #1

Suckers malaise Apr 2017 #2

I couldn't decide bewteen, stupid or sucker kydo Apr 2017 #3

Well let's combine them malaise Apr 2017 #5

sounds like a plan kydo Apr 2017 #14

redumbliCONs. democratisphere Apr 2017 #4

Uninformed Faux pas Apr 2017 #6

Exactly the case. Famously part of our heritage. mikehiggins Apr 2017 #7

still victims. While in a lot of ways people have let themselves and society down, society has JCanete Apr 2017 #8

Hopefully a generation of young people have now learned the importance of voting, and voting Dem. JudyM Apr 2017 #18

No one to blame but the voters for even allowing it to be close enough to steal world wide wally Apr 2017 #9

Easy Marks. maveric Apr 2017 #10

In some respects Trump is a very good con man. After all, The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #11

Good con--oxymoron? randr Apr 2017 #12

Crumps? duncang Apr 2017 #13

Marks. MicaelS Apr 2017 #15

They have been hypnotized by FAUX and the like. I know a number of intelligent people Amaryllis Apr 2017 #16

And they don't ask the important question...Is this true? Is this a lie? Stuart G Apr 2017 #19

Exactly...you may be being sarcastic, but that is true. It stuns me that intelligent people can Amaryllis Apr 2017 #20

Fools and Suckers Blecht Apr 2017 #17

Citizens of Danascot Apr 2017 #21

Bigots. moondust Apr 2017 #22

W C Fields Doc_Technical Apr 2017 #23