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[–] 242 points 7 months ago (18 children)

I do like the idea of calling the current US government the "Epstein Network".

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  • [–] 34 points 7 months ago (6 children)

    I call them the Epstein Class. It's not just this administration, or even one party, or even just politicians in general. It is the global elite and their unjust system of exploitation called capitalism that has allowed Trump to do what he does with no consequences. As long as the Epstein Class exists, there will be more Epsteins.

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago (5 children)

    capitalism

    Think Epstein's network crossed economic ideological boundaries. Noam Chomsky considered Epstein a good friend while simultaneously being a staunch critic of capitalism. There are signs of being connected to the USSR, China, North Korea, .... If Epstein connected with fame or power, it didn't matter what 'system' was in play.

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago

    Yeah unfortunately some people who were ostensibly on the side of the working class were also caught up with Epstein. There are evil people on every side. I'm not surprised by connections between Epstein and USSR/China/DKP. Epstein was primarily an asset of Mossad and the CIA, who used him to generate kompromat. Would you not expect that entities that are aligned against the western hegemony of the Epstein Class to try to gain access to the blackmail factory? Or it could also just be that they were all pedophiles, too. I don't know.

    None of this changes the fact that the reason no one truly powerful ever faces consequences for things like Epstein or the Panama Papers is that the political-economic system is designed by the ruling class to benefit those few people lucky enough to own capital. Wealth = Power.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Chomsky only re-wrote theory available elsewhere. Wouldn't surprise me if he was a plant all along.

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  • [–] 20 points 7 months ago (8 children)

    I like the Iranian ministers, they just casually walk with their people in the middle of a war and have the balls to call these guys out in front of everyone.

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  • [–] 14 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    We murder ours for not putting out, and our information about other parts of the world is largely curated by a fascist regime. Let's please not forget that

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  • [–] 35 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    There doesn't have to be a good guy in this story. It is perfectly plausible for this entire mess to be driven solely by villains while the innocents, who have no control over any of it, be its victims.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    That is pretty much true throughout all of history. You almost never have "good guys"; it's usually "bad guys" versus "worse guys."

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