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Shyster
(redirected from shysterism)

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Shyster
1. A crook or a con man who tries to sell inferior goods or to cheat customers.

2. A corrupt lawyer or politician.


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Beard is guilty of suppressing facts, hand-picking others, overstepping others, and misrepresenting still others--for all of which shysterism we would flunk the dissertation of a Ph.
As Ponzi schemes and other brands of shysterism continue to bubble up nationally and in Colorado, I return to King's quote, appreciating the vast difference between the worst and best business behavior and how much the latter inspires and the former demoralizes.
It was an outrageous piece of moralist shysterism designed to prevent anyone daring to disagree with a move that could ring the death knell for some Merseyside pubs already reeling from the smoking ban and cheap supermarket takeaways.
 
 
 
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