perfidy

At worst, “global guerrillas” are like an especially vicious twist on Clevon Little’s Sheriff Bart early in Blazing Saddles, pointing the pistol at his own head and warning his assailants to “Stop! Or the n*gg*r gets it!” except the global guerrillas actually pull the trigger.

For a little bit of context, go here. Link from Megan McArdle, which I ran across while reading this article on the Atlantic, to which I was led by a link at Daring Fireballs. I loves me the internets.