"Unfortunately, the average, Freeper-type conservative has been lulled into believing that hard work, dedication, and competence will result in success."
So, it takes laziness, lack of dedication and imcompetence to be successful????
I think what they're saying is that those qualities really don't get you anywhere because the deck is stacked against you by the big money interests, corporations, blah, blah, blah. To the libs, we're all sheep to be be sheared by the elite few who control everything. It's all very cynical and dark.