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Being an Activator does not prevent anyone from being other things as well.
For example, Tony Blair is a c*** but also an, um, ... actually, he's just a c***.
Tony Blair is a c*** with poor judgement, but he's one of the best communicators I've seen and he CAN drive things, misguided as they are.
He's basically driven rings round the Tories - hopefully till now.
That's what makes him dangerous.
Alan Sugar doesn't give a toss about lying to the public ('cos that's how the money's made). What he does give a toss about is lying to Alan Sugar ('cos that's how the money's lost).
That's why he won't hire hire Syed - he can't trust him in words or actions.
"I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
- Voltaire/Benjamin Franklin/Anne Frank...
The country is full of people like Syed... that is why TV has actually resorted to making programs such as The Apprentice and its siblings. And why Alan Sugar actually makes money.... stupidty and lies are one natural resource that is being nurtured in this country.
The term for people like him is Activator. He gets out and makes things happen.
I would have said Parasite. He gets out and comes between those who do and create things (Engineers) and those who make things happen with that work (Businessmen), and makes his living by siphoning off some of the wealth created by others.
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