Although in some situations it is rhetorically useful to remind people about the pedophilia, etc, and to draw those connections. But constantly doing it is lazy and with over use, will lose effect. Just as for the catholic church, or boy scouts. Sort of a joke.

We don't refer to "the Regan class" even though virtually every problem on planet earth has some roots in Ronald Regan Regime. Without Regan there is no Epstein.

Class > Individual

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[–] Lussy@hexbear.net 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

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…You’re really overthinking this here

[–] WokePalpatine@hexbear.net 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We all need to be special little boys who think they're smarter than everyone else.

[–] Crucible@hexbear.net 4 points 19 hours ago

I'll have you know some of us are special little girls, little enbies, little owls, little industrial equipment filled with molten steel who are smarter than everyone else

[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

nah i think it's fair, i do get a vibe of people (not here) latching onto this joke because it lets them avoid saying the word "capitalists"

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 10 points 1 day ago

i think it's an opportunity for us to escalate rhetorically rather than a corralling of radlibs.

it's not just the epstein class, etc.

[–] hellinkilla@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm not trying to make other people feel bad, sorry.

[–] Lussy@hexbear.net 5 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

You are literally the washington post right now

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/03/10/epstein-files-pro-iran-propaganda/

To erode public support for the joint U.S.-Israel military operation, Iranian state media has sought to portray those countries’ leaders as part of a corrupt and depraved “Epstein class” or “Epstein regime.” While such content often fails to gain much traction outside Iran, the message is spreading through generically named “news” accounts that researchers say appear to be using the Epstein conspiracy theories to serve pro-Iran talking points to a global audience. “There is a lot of Epstein-related content being pushed out to draw eyeballs,” said Bret Schafer, who directs U.S. research and policy at the nonprofit Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD). The logic: “You come for the Epstein content, and you stay for the propaganda.” The Epstein posts are part of a maelstrom of Iran-related misinformation that has engulfed social media since Feb. 28, when strikes by the United States and Israel killed the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and touched off a conflict that has spread across the Middle East. Mixed in with real footage of the conflict are dramatic videos of missile strikes, downed fighter jets and earth-shaking explosions that have racked up millions of views on X, TikTok, Instagram and Telegram, only to be debunked as AI-generated fakes, real footage from past conflicts being passed off as new, or scenes from video games.

[–] hellinkilla@hexbear.net 1 points 9 hours ago

Concise summary of most comments contrary to my post:

“There is a lot of Epstein-related content being pushed out to draw eyeballs,” said Bret Schafer, who directs U.S. research and policy at the nonprofit Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD). The logic: “You come for the Epstein content, and you stay for the propaganda.”

Bret thinks it's bad, and people here think its good, but basically in agreement.

Someone should invite Ro Khanna to hexbear.