The comment....."You Know You’re Being Conned, Right?" came up in a news item this morning. The comedian-philosopher Bill Maher used this comment to a guy who claimed he was a Trump-supporter.
I sat and pondered over the quote for a while. Then I came to this conclusion.
The problem here, which Maher may not realize....is that folks have been conned for generations.
Folks have been conned by both the Republican and Democratic Parties. Folks have been conned by banks, loan-sharks, and car companies. Folks have been conned by major league baseball, the NFL, professional wrestling, and the NCAA football system. Folks have been conned by TV news, the Washington Post, the NY Times, and CNN. Folks have been conned by their local minister, the witty Today Show hosts, and their local mayor.
Most folks have been conned so much....that they enjoy a fake episode of Amish Mafia, because they know it's an absolute con-job.
Maher can go and talk over this for hours, but the plain fact is that folks got used to con jobs, and they finally saw a chance to send a counter con-job back at the politicians, the journalists, and Washington DC.
And here is the curious thing.....I don't think Trump is the last of the counter-con-job enthusiasts. I think he simply opened up the door and there might be a few folks entering the system.
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