Making a deal with the devil...
an apropos statement when dealing with psychopaths that infest the tops of all pyramids.
Its not that we believe in a politicians words, but it is that we would like to believe them. But, the devil cannot give love. Could never give love. And so, likewise, we send a group to washington to have compassion for the people, but they have no compassion. They can only pretend they are compassionate. They love to be seen as compassionate. But, there is none there. It is not a losing bet. It is bet that was lost before it was even cast.