Two things the Epstein episode teaches us:

[milestogo]

1. Wealthy, powerful men will cover for each other when it comes to women and girls. They believe that a man's career is sacred and nothing should ever happen to damage that. When it comes to rape and abuse against young girls, they don't care enough to report it. And basically they think they are ENTITLED to any kind of sex they want.

2. Wealthy, powerful men are not subject to the same laws as everyone else. Trump is the prime example. He's been breaking and skirting the law his entire life, and has never been held accountable (except for the E. Jean Carroll case). He breaks the laws boldly because there have never been any consequences.

Wealthy, powerful men can rape children without consequence. At least so far.

[flvegan]

1. Been that way forever. What the Epstein episode, so to speak, taught us

IMO is that the bar is even lower than suspected. I think a lot of folks just assumed that while low expectations were just that, but child rape and trafficking would be something that wouldn't be tolerated. Even the worst of the worst incarcerated criminals have no tolerance for convicts guilty of such crimes, and they're made to suffer. Nope, not in our society. Capitalism, standing and the accumulation of wealth and power can have no interruptions.

No matter what.

[SheltieLover]

2. Redefines the good ol' boys club

[usonian]

3. Quite simple