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1. pluc · 1789947060 · focus · HN ↗

   Eh, the outrage never really materialized into anything worth continuing the leaks. Look at the Epstein files. "They" can just wait it out.

   1. harry8 · 1789949055 · focus · HN ↗

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      1. riddley · 1789950922 · focus · HN ↗

         By what standards are the files "overhyped" ? Also to what hysteria do you refer? What would we experience if it was a massive pedo conspiracy of extremely rich and powerful people? Would they all just line up and turn themselves in?

         1. ParentiSoundSys · 1789951127 · focus · HN ↗

            "It's not in the officially released files that the government itself provided, therefore it didn't happen" is the level of 'reasoning' going on here.

            1. oefrha · 1789953930 · focus · HN ↗

               > the ~government~ implicated itself provided

               FTFY. Almost one and the same here but gives more context.

            2. joe_the_user · 1789960532 · focus · HN ↗

               That and "ordinary" prostitution and "sleeziness" aren't important plus ignoring that Epstein wasn't just a pimp, he was very much a human trafficker, in the sense that he effectively coerced women into continuing their involvement with his operation.

               1. ParentiSoundSys · 1789961420 · focus · HN ↗

                  When the Epstein news first really broke into the mainstream in 2019/2020, there were a ton of victim testimonials that were absolutely harrowing (and pointed to much weirder and more consequential stuff than "just" sex trafficking), it's been really surreal and disheartening to see the Trump-era releases successfully trivialize and downplay it.

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