Wayne Parham Messages: 18855 Registered: January 2001
Illuminati (33rd Degree)
I don't consider deception to be the American way. I know the Russians used to see capitalists like robber barons and they saw tovarish (comrades) as honest hard-working men. But that's short sighted - There are deceptive men of all types. Americans also tend to respect honesty and integrity. To be clever doesn't require dishonesty.
So I think all good people of any political, cultural and religious backgrounds probably tend to like honesty and cleverness, and we all enjoy watching the underdog make the big win. I think good people also tend to dislike gains that come from deception and foul play of all kinds.
I think those that employ deception to win just hope they can do it secretly. They pretend to be something they're not.