• @trajekolus@lemm.ee
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    63 months ago

    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”.

    • @EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world
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      43 months ago

      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.