He was no innovator or canny operator; he was an extremely lucky sociopath who discovered that white people really liked it when he was as racist as they wanted to be. Money, after all, is king. It was a strength because his need for blanket validation freed him from the norms and conventions that bind most of us within the limits of self-respect. Its the thirst. Some of us saw that as flop sweat; others just saw the shine.
He was no innovator or canny operator.
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He was no innovator or canny operator .
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