9mo ago

The right-wing scammers who paved the way for Trump

A new book shows how conservative grift started long before branded bibles and $400 sneakers.

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Would it be incorrect to think that Mark Twain already described how scammers feed off the US religious right in "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (1884). I am referring to "The King" and "the Duke".
- When there’s a good 30% chunk of the population that’s taught not to think critically, and aggressively refuses to do so - the temptation is real.