Although no society is immune from religious exploitation, but the abysmal low literacy rate, exposes their raw sentiments, to religious purveyors who wholeheartedly play upon them.
But his track record, his opposition's ability to play upon his weaknesses, and a fundamental disconnect with his potential constituents sealed his fate.
Companies that hire strikebreakers typically play upon these fears when they attempt to convince union members to abandon the strike and cross the union's picket line.
Of course, photographs are nothing if not the product of intervening hands; but they play upon our credulity, our childlike unwillingness to disbelieve.