"Which is worse, that they believe it, or that they think you are stupid enough to believe it?"
Make no mistake, compared to the run of the mill con artist, it's always worse to have delusional people in positions of authority.
That being said, it is often the case that delusional people just know that they are smart, savvy, able to discern 'what's really going on', while equally convinced that the rest of us are stupid, ignorant dupes.
In other words, we are confronted by a cohort composed of contemptible, drooling jamokes who are truly delusional and also Machiavellian, so it's not particularly useful to wonder which they are, or which would be worse.
"Which is worse, that they believe it, or that they think you are stupid enough to believe it?"
Make no mistake, compared to the run of the mill con artist, it's always worse to have delusional people in positions of authority.
That being said, it is often the case that delusional people just know that they are smart, savvy, able to discern 'what's really going on', while equally convinced that the rest of us are stupid, ignorant dupes.
In other words, we are confronted by a cohort composed of contemptible, drooling jamokes who are truly delusional and also Machiavellian, so it's not particularly useful to wonder which they are, or which would be worse.
They're both, and they're awful, and it's awful,