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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: one_less who wrote (73791)	9/2/2003 8:16:10 PM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

We were not discussing what a relationship of trust is built upon. But for the record...trust can exist where one or both are dishonest--and dishonesty may exist where there is trust. That hardly needs comment. "Deception is build on the desire to be trusted though unworthy." Not at all. Deception is based on the desire to deceive. Trust may or may not be applicable...but BELIEF surely is. For instance, two deadly enemies who would never trust each other may still attempt to deceive each other. I may try to deceive in something by hiring a prostitute to take advantage of your weak character. I do not need to make a pretext of honesty in order to create false appearances in your life. And a deceptive person is just as often as not worthy as unworthy. That is why we honour undercover officers and other such deceptive people. That is why we respect the man or woman who shades the truth in order to spare the sensitivities of a loved one on a particular matter.