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On Tue, 10 Feb 2026 19:56:25 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

> I think it's just the opposite.  They probably start out with
> consciences, but part of their conditioning is to carefully eradicate
> any trace of it.

I think Jimmy Carter had a functioning conscience; nice guy but a crappy 
president. Of course anybody following the Nixon/Ford fiasco had their 
work cut out for them.

 
> In a previous life I was forced to attend the occasional marketing pep
> rally.  The same thing goes on there, often using alcohol as an
> anesthetic to deaden what traces of conscience remain after conditioning
> sessions.

The first 10 years or so of my career left me with the impression the 
world is run by high functioning alcoholics. I got out of that world in 
one piece. It was fun until it wasn't.