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Today on Wild Kingdom: The Common Hypocrite
How to spot and ultimately avoid this dangerous and sometimes seductive creature.
Today we look in on one of nature’s most disturbing creatures. The Common Hypocrite is mostly native to political chambers such as parliaments, congresses, assemblies, legislatures, and the like. Though they can be found on any given street — they tend to congregate together.
They have a natural camouflage to blend in with the natives. Grey suits, frequently impeccably tailored, though often wrinkled from excessive hand-wringing.
The common hypocrite also has a clever disguise as a reasonable human being. While they come across as such, they have a tendency to say one thing then do its total opposite. They will make you believe that they are doing everything in their power to help you, when in fact they’ve just taken away half your rights and most of your retirement and health care funds.
A common hypocrite tends to either be a master of the double-speak or talking out of both sides of their mouths. Nearly every action that they take is self-serving or helps those who present them with their favorite form of sustenance — money.
Many of the common hypocrites have a talent from promising you the moon, when in fact they deliver you a…
