Tuesday, 16 February 2010

Why do some intelligent high-flyers fall for unsubtle lies?


Before you possibly have a little giggle at the above cartoon....
On a  flight from London Stansted to Hannover, I picked up the Financial Times, dated February 12, 2010.   The quote in bold print is from "The 'Friday Edition" - "How to spend it"   Unsubtle lies, targeted at a  highly skilled and intelligent readership - how do intelligence on the one hand and falling hook, line  and sinker  for blatant lies, tie up?  One of several possibilities is: blind ego/ pride.

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