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THE RELIGION OF THE IGNORANT

to the Religion of the Ignorant, the greater his weaknesses, and thus
capacity to be imposed on.
Weaknesses such as pride and arrogance, the desire to put on a
show, the urge to be praised and appreciated, sentimentality, por-
traying oneself as different to how one really is, and efforts to take
advantage of situations, can easily be manipulated with expert tech-
niques in any direction one wishes.
The people to be imposed upon—who might be anyone, from a
public employee to a bridegroom candidate that one is too keen to
marry—must possess some means that could possibly secure an ad-
vantage for one. In all social arenas—business, school, commerce,
politics, social life, marriage—there are people that might be of assis-
tance to others, that might help them secure an advantage of some
sort, or help them strengthen their social position, once they have
been imposed upon. All that is necessary is that the necessary connec-
tion be established in light of the relevant position and conditions.
The degrees of imposition are directly proportional to the ex-
pertise, effort and determination of the individual doing the impos-
ing. In the same way, the cleverness, expectations and weaknesses
of the person being imposed affect that imposition and its extent.

13- HANGERS-ON
Another ugly character revealed by Ignorantism is the hanger-
on. The most obvious of these people live as though they were rich
when they are not actually so, wear expensive clothes and live in
good houses they really cannot afford, even though their families
are in difficult financial circumstances. Such people come by these
means by riding on the coattails of someone they specially select.
They live their lives by using that person's money, acquaintances,
and everything else they possess. In return they perform various

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