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[–] Noite_Etion@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago

Just because my Dad is a pedo and I hang out with pedos, and I was invited to the island... Oh and because my name is on the list doesn't mean I did anything.

Sure thing man, coincidences all.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Epstein tried to get me to go to his island and I REFUSED, yet they name me even before Prince Andrew, who did visit.

Leads us to more questions....

Did he refuse because he knows what went on there? And if so, why didn't he report it?

[–] PhilipTheBucket@piefed.social 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

There are a ton of people who knew what went on there. Check out the birthday book, it's a lot of people joking about Epstein's crimes.

The #metoo movement doesn't really get enough credit for knocking some holes in the "everyone knows this person is a massive sex criminal but it's okay because they've got money" paradigm. Practically everyone in Hollywood knew about Harvey Weinstein.

Remember Barbara Walters trying to shut Corey Feldman up about it live on TV? That was a little over ten years ago. She was pretty upfront about "money > no sex crimes, STFU STFU."

Edit: Actually this story gives a better overview of the background of the short clip.

Also, shockingly enough, I actually think it is plausible that Elon's telling the truth here. He's still a piece of shit for any number of reasons, but it doesn't completely make sense that he would be so aggressive about pushing Trump being implicated by the Epstein files if he was also, and that "is this still happening?" does sort of imply some level of unusual uncertainty about it.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There are a ton of people who knew what went on there.

Of course. There's "we know what went on there", like what you and me know. But there's "we know what went on there" because THEY WERE FRIENDS WITH EPSTEIN.

Those people should have consequences put on them. I don't care how rich they are. Children were being raped, and everybody who knew said nothing.

[–] PhilipTheBucket@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Oh, absolutely. If I was making it sound like it therefore was not a big deal, that wasn't the intention. They're all culpable, they should all cook for it. I was just making a point about how fucked up the system and the people who operate it are, on a personal level.

Put another way: They overlook and excuse mass murder every day. Why would a few molested kids be a big deal in their minds?

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Same thing that Drumpf said. I don't trust Elongated Muskrat any further than I can throw Drumpf.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He was just there snorkeling with Frank Reynolds.

[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Frank's little beauties