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Epstein comes off as an unhinged individual. With a mansion full of sex art, a normal reaction would be “we should have known in retrospect”, not a sweetheart p

by ryacko 7y ago

Epstein comes off as an unhinged individual. With a mansion full of sex art, a normal reaction would be “we should have known in retrospect”, not a sweetheart plea deal.

dragonwriter 7y ago
> Epstein comes off as an unhinged individual. With a mansion full of sex art, a normal reaction would be “we should have known in retrospect”, not a sweetheart plea deal. That Epstein had politically powerful clients and friends is not in serious dispute (which were clients and which were merely friends unconnected to his child rape business is somewhat less clear), and explains the sweetheart plea deal without resort to some behind-Epstein mastermind. It's not impossible, but there is nothing that is explained more easily by such a mastermind than by the Epstein being the master of his own sex trade operation which garnered him influence (simply heading that operation means he has powerful blackmail material on powerful people.)
- ryacko 7y ago
  I suggest reading the book October Surprise by Gary Sick. Intelligence agencies don’t use competent people. Your understanding of the situation is incorrect, and is leading you to incorrect conclusions.
  - dragonwriter 7y ago
    > I suggest reading the book October Surprise by Gary Sick. Intelligence agencies don’t use competent people. They use incompetent people who can be manipulated into believing they have common interests and competent people who believe in their own that they have common interests, but, yes, they often use incompetent people. The relevance of this observation is unclear, as it still presents no existing phenomenon that requires a shady superior to Epstein to explain. > Your understanding of the situation is incorrect. You have as yet provided no way in which my understanding is incorrect.
    - ryacko 7y ago
      Looking at Epstein’s life seems incredible. It is so incredible it is beyond my understanding. But you claim to understand it, which is also very much beyond me. But you are right, more so than you think, I cannot provide a way for you to understand something I don’t understand.

by ryacko 7y ago

Epstein comes off as an unhinged individual. With a mansion full of sex art, a normal reaction would be “we should have known in retrospect”, not a sweetheart plea deal.

dragonwriter 7y ago

> Epstein comes off as an unhinged individual. With a mansion full of sex art, a normal reaction would be “we should have known in retrospect”, not a sweetheart plea deal. That Epstein had politically powerful clients and friends is not in serious dispute (which were clients and which were merely friends unconnected to his child rape business is somewhat less clear), and explains the sweetheart plea deal without resort to some behind-Epstein mastermind. It's not impossible, but there is nothing that is explained more easily by such a mastermind than by the Epstein being the master of his own sex trade operation which garnered him influence (simply heading that operation means he has powerful blackmail material on powerful people.)

ryacko 7y ago
I suggest reading the book October Surprise by Gary Sick. Intelligence agencies don’t use competent people. Your understanding of the situation is incorrect, and is leading you to incorrect conclusions.
- dragonwriter 7y ago
  > I suggest reading the book October Surprise by Gary Sick. Intelligence agencies don’t use competent people. They use incompetent people who can be manipulated into believing they have common interests and competent people who believe in their own that they have common interests, but, yes, they often use incompetent people. The relevance of this observation is unclear, as it still presents no existing phenomenon that requires a shady superior to Epstein to explain. > Your understanding of the situation is incorrect. You have as yet provided no way in which my understanding is incorrect.
  - ryacko 7y ago
    Looking at Epstein’s life seems incredible. It is so incredible it is beyond my understanding. But you claim to understand it, which is also very much beyond me. But you are right, more so than you think, I cannot provide a way for you to understand something I don’t understand.