No, it’s not “soothing” to say “release the files that prove Trump raped children”. We say it because we still want to believe there is, in fact, a line too evil to cross for MAGAts. Something so despicable, it breaks their idol. Nothing else has worked properly yet. Will this?
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ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Let’s be honest now: everyone, even in America, knows everyone from Thiel to Chomsky, passing through the entire political apparatus, was friends with Epstein and putting 2 and 2 together you understand that the closer the relationship, the more kids that were fucked. Do we need a picture? Several videos? This whole “release the files” is nothing but something Americans say to soothe their souls, as if they truly needed more proof, as if the files being released would trigger an anti-imperialistic, prosocial revolution that puts all of this behind (excess in this way comes easy to those who already don’t respect human life, like those who are already murdering and pillaging merrily, these things are connected because they all come from a vacuum of morals and ideology besides “fuck you, I got mine”, lol). Come on, now.
XeroxCool@lemmy.world 2 days ago
athatet@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
Spoiler alert.
It won’t.
ieGod@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
The rule of law means nothing. The truth is whatever they want it to be. These files won’t change a thing.
yermaw@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
If anybody in any position of power therr was innocent they’d do it themselves. Given what everybody “knows” I’d want my name as cleared as possible.
I personally believe its simply a blackmail game where “we’re all in this together now” and theres only a handful of evil thats sticking to everyone even remotely involved, but the more this drags on the less I believe it.
Apytele@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
I genuinely think that there’s a point in every political career (probably at about the mid-to large city level) where you go to a networking event and they take you into a back room with a kid and tell you to rape them on camera or your career ends there.
ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Pretty much. Showbiz is close, except you’re the one selling your body to some gross old white dude with jowls, and it’s no secret for instance there was a “blonde boom” back in the Weinstein days because that’s what he liked to fuck.
ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 2 days ago
They were always in there together but somewhere down the line they had some dispute amongst themselves and the whole Epstein thing happened and now the cat’s out of the bag and the situation has to be managed but everyone is trying not to lose face whilst doing it, or it was a miscalculation by Mossad. Regardless, they were always in there together, even “leftist heroes”, and there are enough publicly available pictures for anyone to understand that whatever colour your team is, they’re in cahoots, get paid by the same folk and touch the same kids.
melfie@lemy.lol 2 days ago
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I don’t understand this take. Trump has a huge following that won’t believe any evidence, but besides those fucks, evidence will always hold value to anyone not in that cult. It might even snap a few of them out of it.
adhd_traco@piefed.social 2 days ago
Exactly, and in the future it can also be used. It can be used in conjunction with other efforts. It allows to report on these things with hard facts that provides levels of protection, even in the current system. And if anyone looks up from their cult-dream, there is gonna be something strong to look at.
Saying it’s “to soothe the soul” to shining light on truth of such dimensions is incredibly ignorant.
Also, if it’s so meaningless and won’t change anything, it’s pretty weird they fight hard on every front to keep it away.
I think some people are very limited in their understanding of how it can be utilized.
Guess there’s no point writing, investigating, or sharing anything about cults either, since many still exist and people are so stuck in them.
Sorry, OP. I’m sure you mean well and are being genuine, but to me this isn’t thought through far enough and stupid defeatism in essence.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Very well put. I envy communication skills like you’ve displayed here.
adhd_traco@piefed.social 2 days ago
Thank you. I do try not to get too engaged in arguments and all though and try to focus more on direct efforts.
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 2 days ago
Literally no amount of evidence on Trump will change anything. Still clinging onto that belief is obstructive optimism.