The answer, I’m sorry to say, is the insincerity of many if not most self-proclaimed deficit hawks.

我不无遗憾地说，答案在于许多（如果不是绝大多数的话）自诩为财政赤字鹰派人士诚实的缺失。

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Many self-proclaimed experts are not experts.

很多人自称专家，其实他们不是。

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Many of these individuals are self-proclaimed "experts, " or had enough money to take a one to two week course on how to teach golf and make more money.

CNN: How to choose a golf instructor

The self-proclaimed nerd, like many Star Wars fans, has been profoundly affected by the franchise as he explains in this short conversation with Richard Bacon on BBC Radio 5 Live.

BBC: Why Star Wars should be left to the fans