The Joker and The Mark
[L]ike so many of the testimonies presented in this book—the supremacy of the Church Militant, the publication of Sun-Tzuan strategies in a western language, the names, the numbers, the dates, the locus and layout of the federal city, the architecture, the statuary, the monuments, the emblems, the frescoes, the ceremonies—they come not from the Trickster’s [or Joker’s] victims, but from the Trickster [or Joker] himself. It’s as if the point of the trick [or joke] is to warn the victim beforehand, in words and pictures [and films], that he or she is about to be tricked. A con is much sweeter when the mark actually consents to the con. That way, the Trickster’s [or Joker’s] conscience is clear. ~ Rulers of Evil: Useful Knowledge About Governing Bodies, F. Tupper Saussy, pp 261-262
Well put, Kamara. Thank you for your posts. Truly appreciated!
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