Comments on: African Con Men http://www.conman.com.au/travels/african-con-men/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 18 May 2012 07:01:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: nickjohnson http://www.conman.com.au/travels/african-con-men/#comment-447 nickjohnson Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:35:46 +0000 http://www.conman.com.au/?p=1049#comment-447 I'm not sure Pablo is suggesting that they are 'simple'. More than their educational and social expectation is to trust people in positions of authority. Also - a tourist can afford to lose the money and will probably go back to a GP. I’m not sure Pablo is suggesting that they are ’simple’. More than their educational and social expectation is to trust people in positions of authority. Also - a tourist can afford to lose the money and will probably go back to a GP.

]]> By: Ross http://www.conman.com.au/travels/african-con-men/#comment-443 Ross Sun, 28 Mar 2010 18:48:26 +0000 http://www.conman.com.au/?p=1049#comment-443 On one level, my mind goes "how dare they prey on all those poor simple people!?!?" On another, I have an inclination to think "These people are adults, they survive the countless hazards of their area and their way of life, they've seen this sort of scam every day for years and they've seen what comes of believing this foolishness." It's cruel, but very condescending, to say that they're too simple to evaluate the daily hazards of their world. Darwin's principle is cruel, but you can't expect any person, animal or plant to be given a reprieve from it. On one level, my mind goes “how dare they prey on all those poor simple people!?!?”

On another, I have an inclination to think “These people are adults, they survive the countless hazards of their area and their way of life, they’ve seen this sort of scam every day for years and they’ve seen what comes of believing this foolishness.” It’s cruel, but very condescending, to say that they’re too simple to evaluate the daily hazards of their world. Darwin’s principle is cruel, but you can’t expect any person, animal or plant to be given a reprieve from it.

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