cynicism ≈ the reality of politics in the US

I feel like the key to avoiding grifters in both politics and crypto is calibrating the right amount of cynicism. 

Too much can actually be worse than too little: Scammers and corrupt politicians want you to think that everything is a scam, and all politics is corrupt (but they will help you come out on top...)

I mean it depends which trolley you're talking about, doesn't it? On some things they're basically the same, on others they're wildly different. Related:

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I mean it depends which trolley you're talking about, doesn't it? On some things they're basically the same, on others they're wildly different. Related:
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It’s easier to see from outside. Americans are so enveloped in their broken neo-liberalism with very very right wing parties that they can’t see they have a dystopian and frankly pathetic failure of a democracy. Not all countries face this. Those with more parties, less consolidation of power, are far less cynical

At times your point about grifters rings true. For example when capital holders  decry the role of government. It’s true that often they just want unencumbered power. But make no mistake, if you think people who see the government corruption of both parties are inherently grifters, you’d be deluding yourself