I agree with your statement that "he openly admits that he's going along with Directive 10-289 because he's a racketeer". In discussions with the looters, <PERSON> is aloof and jaded, and seems to despise them. He plays along with them as long as they'll keep his racket going. He knows they know it's a racket, but they're terribly afraid of unions because of their collective power and because it would be politically unpopular to cut them off or throw them under the bus.
<PERSON> is a crook, an exploiter, and a realist. But he is not a killer like <PERSON> or <PERSON>. Consider the following from each:
<PERSON>:
"Nobody knows," said Dr. <PERSON>. "We've been unable to find any information or explanation. But it must be stopped. 313
In times of crisis, economic service to the nation is just as much of a duty as military service. Anyone who abandons it should be regarded as a deserter. I have recommended that we introduce the death penalty for those men, but <PERSON> wouldn't agree to it."
<PERSON>:
"Take it easy, boy," said <PERSON> in an odd, slow voice. He sat suddenly and perfectly still, his arms crossed, looking at <PERSON> in a manner that made it suddenly real to the room that <PERSON> had proposed murder. "Don't let me hear you talk about any death penalties in industry."
<PERSON>:
"Go ahead!" cried <PERSON>. "What are you waiting for? Can't you make the current stronger? He hasn't even screamed yet!"
"What's the matter with you?" gasped <PERSON>, catching a glimpse of <PERSON>' s face while a current was twisting <PERSON>'s body: <PERSON> was staring at it intently, yet his eyes seemed glazed and dead, but around that inanimate stare the muscles of his face were pulled into an obscene caricature of enjoyment.
Also, like honor among thieves, it seems that <PERSON> cares about the truth. He has no interest in lying to himself or others, and refuses to be drawn in when the looters start propagandizing each other and trying hard to believe it. In short, he won't tolerate BS and occasionally puts a stop to it when he hears it.
In summary: <PERSON> accepts none of the looters' philosophy because he knows it's all BS. But he embraces the power structure the looters have set up because he gets power and money from it, and he is unashamed to game the system to his benefit. 417