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While his foundation did not explicitly address what Gates feared might distract from the intended focus of the summit, the latest release of Epstein files in late January intensified the controversy surrounding his ties to the disgraced financier.

Gates has said he “regrets” ever knowing Epstein after allegations that he hid a sexually transmitted disease from his then-wife after contact with “Russian girls” surfaced in the latest release of the Epstein files.

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[–] kingofras@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

@OP welcome and thanks for your contributions. Could you please add a few key paragraphs of the article your posting quoted in your OP added to your posts please? Cheers

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago

Now we know why the government treated Microsoft so differently than any other monopoly.

These people sold out our digital future in the name of child rape. I suppose the group that had the most to lose from being exposed had to blackmail the world.

[–] Kazel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago

Child fucker cancels talk over his child fucking

[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 56 points 2 days ago (4 children)

If there's one silver lining in this sordid Epstein affair, it's that it reminds everybody that Bill Gates isn't a nice old billionaire philanthropist

If you're old enough, you remember him as a hateful rabid psychopathic CEO. He's still that man: the philanthropy is just a way for him to dodge taxes. He hasn't become better with age.

Bill Gate's relationship with Epstein rekindles the nausea this man elicits in everybody who knows what sort of man he truly is.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And philanthropy as a whole is purely a method of white-washing one's reputation. If the rich gave a shit they would simply pay their taxes.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

If I was rich I'd rather donate to tax-deductible charities so none of it goes to bombs.

[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They don't though, they "donate" to their OWN charity which is then controlled by their children... Virtually none of that vast wealth actually goes to helping people.

It is simply a tax evasion technique for them.

Side note: this is also why many professional athletes have "charities", they learned from the billionaires.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Well, that's why I'm not rich.

[–] ooszyj@piefed.world 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

His philanthropy is also problematic for more reasons than tax dodging:

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/bill-gates-philanthropy-misanthropy/

Archived article: https://archive.ph/djOu5

[–] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

He used it to improve his legacy.

Hey this scandal is a nice way to end it.

[–] epsteinhater@lemmy.world -3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

lumping in every person who’s done anything wrong into the same evil billionaire bucket muddies the waters and lessens the burden on the worse ones. as far as i know, Bill slept with some prostitutes, cheated on his wife and asked for some drugs. this is nowhere near the pedophilia, rape, murder and worse that the worst offenders did.

you can say philanthropy is just a tax strategy but this guy is deeply involved in the philanthropy and knowledgeable about it for a while now, and attempts to use it for the best. again, compare with someone like Les Wexner or Staley, this guy is worlds apart.

like we can be clear about what each individual person did. i don’t think Bill has actually done anything reprehensible.

[–] AoxoMoxoA@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

So don't compare some people but compare others ... "epsteinhater" 🤔

Bill is this you

[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

lumping in every person who’s done anything wrong into the same evil billionaire bucket muddies the waters

No it doesn't. Nobody who has good in them becomes a billionaire. Only psychopaths and ruthless people who are willing to make the lives of a whole lot of other human beings worse for their own benefit become billionaires.

There are good rich people to be sure. But the richer they are, the less likely they are to be good.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I'm too much of a Utilitarian to be able to overlook his philanthropy. His foundation has practically eliminated guinea worm. That alone has saved millions of lives.

But I'm not a god. Who am I to say whether all his philanthropy outshines his personal depravity? Maybe it doesn't, but if more billionaires used their money in a similar way, I think everything wouldn't be quite as shitty as they are.

[–] sleepmode@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

You regret that you got caught. Fuck outta here.

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

Get fucked you loser nonce. Can't wait to drag you through the streets.

[–] Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Growing up to see the media fawning over him and his "foundation" was annoying. Especially hearing how much of a jack ass CEO he was.

Now watching him fall is so fucking satisfying.

[–] kepix@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

in a country where rape is totally a-ok? there must be another reason.

[–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Are we talking about Gate's home country, which was also home to the most notorious child rapist and trafficker of our time, who was also close to the country's child rapist in chief? You know, the 'disgraced financier' whose collaborators have had to face no accountability whatsoever.

Because if we're going to talk about countries that are "a-ok with rape"...

[–] kepix@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

we werent talking about countries, but you are free to express yourself