I agree, there is the possibility that both sides are somewhat unscrupulous and not entirely forthright.
At best it could be because the environment/stress/etc. is causing them to behave like this, at worst it’s because they have delusions of grandeur without the substance to back that up.
I’m going to have to work the phrase “delusions of grandeur without the substance to back that up” into my repertoire. Sort of like Churchill’s comment about Clement Atlee: “A modest man with much to be modest about.”
I agree, there is the possibility that both sides are somewhat unscrupulous and not entirely forthright.
At best it could be because the environment/stress/etc. is causing them to behave like this, at worst it’s because they have delusions of grandeur without the substance to back that up.
I’m going to have to work the phrase “delusions of grandeur without the substance to back that up” into my repertoire. Sort of like Churchill’s comment about Clement Atlee: “A modest man with much to be modest about.”