• forrgott@lemmy.zip
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    1 day ago

    The Epstein files are the distraction. Not the other way around.

    Like, seriously.

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      17 hours ago

      Are you daft?

      He raped kids. That resonates with… Jesus Christ… SO many people.

      Of all the worst people I’ve met, they all fuckin cared about kids.

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        3 hours ago

        That resonates with… Jesus Christ… SO many people.

        The majority of people are not getting that riled up about it even if they care. You are underestimating how bad the cognitive dissonance is in the country.

        As long as business continues as usual, most people are not engaged in politics, they are just watching to see what happens. Trump isn’t going to face any repercussions about it, he’s literally the most powerful person on Earth and can make the whole thing go away legally, as he has done.

        Trump didn’t get elected despite being a rapist, he was elected because of it, because people wanted a villain on the stage because our country’s brains are fried with Kayfabe/WWE spectacle and rather “see what happens” than make responsible electoral decisions.

        All that aside, the national guard being used by Trump to militarize and occupy cities is a much more clear and present danger to democracy and we’re STILL not getting up and marching as a country, so do you REALLY think people are going to hold his feet to the fire over an intangible, word-of-mouth crime that isn’t going to amount to anything dramatic?

        The epstein case is both real and a distraction. It can be both.

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        9 hours ago

        We knew all of this TEN FUCKING YEARS AGO. Did it resonate with his base then? No?

        You need to start paying attention to other news, because fascists have taken over our country

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        15 hours ago

        So, what’s your point?

        For starters, I don’t care what you or anyone else does or says, those files are never gonna see the light of day. Wishing differently is idiocy.

        However, let’s go ahead and pretend differently. The files get released. What consequences will he face? He started issuing blatancy unconstitutional orders on his very first day in office, yet the military has followed his orders anyway. It doesn’t matter how many citizens try to fight back - the military has far more advanced, not to mention absolutely brutal weaponry available.

        But go ahead, focus your energy on something that will never happen, and would do absolutely nothing to stop those fascist bastards even if it did. Cause your dumb fucking fantasy is obviously more important than staying informed on the actual shit going on around you.

        And I’m daft? What the fuck ever.