I Grew Up With Italian Americans: A Small-Time, Punk Mobster... And A Big-Time Pathological Liar

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I grew up with Italian Americans. 

Recently, friend Frances told me about a guy in “the old neighborhood” - a pathological liar - who was so goddamn good at lying that even though she knew he was nothing but a small-time punk mobster, she said you would listen to his denial of the most recent accusation and not only swear he was telling God’s Truth but — while the immediacy of “the spell” lasted — she was absolutely convinced the world was “out to get him.”

These people exist.

There are millions of them, all across America.

We would do well to keep in mind the fact of widespread psychopathy.

So...

Without leading the witness…

When we contemplate the word “psychopath,” who comes to mind?

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The word "charlatan" derives from a Latin root meaning "to chat, to babble" - literally a "fast talker." https://www.etymonline.com/word/charlatan