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> The only way to attack it effectively now is to get transparent [...] I think you're right. Looney theories flourish when authorities are perceived to lack
by bigbubba 6y ago
> The only way to attack it effectively now is to get transparent [...]
I think you're right. Looney theories flourish when authorities are perceived to lack credibility. It's little wonder that politicians of any persuasion are popular focal points for such doubt; either because they are known habitual liars or because they are simply perceived as such by those on the other side. Transparency and blind justice are key to stopping the spread of loony theories. If Jeffery Epstein hadn't received preferential treatment when he was convicted in 2008, I think few would remember him today (much less harbor so many suspicions about what politicians may have been involved with him.)
Consider moon landings: Many people doubt they occurred because the American government lost a ton of credibility during the cold war. I considered the possibility that it was faked, but easily concluded that it was real because NASA is very transparent with the details. The information they've made public about it has breadth and depth; for nearly any little tiny detail of those missions you can think of, a little bit of research will reveal information about it. Autistic detail of anything from the helmet visors to the guidance computers is all available for anybody who chooses to look; to fabricate a story with such breadth and depth is simply inconceivable. The truth of the moon landings is apparent because NASA is open with it.
- ed25519FUUU 6y ago> If Jeffery Epstein hadn't received preferential treatment when he was convicted in 2008, I think few would remember him today (much less harbor so many suspicions about what politicians may have been involved with him.) The Epstein saga, I think, is providing the most fuel for the fire right now. Just yesterday Ghislaine Maxwell's 2016 deposition was unsealed, and it mentions Clinton and Prince Andrew, among others[1]. The conspiracy burned for 2 years, and when more information is unsealed it only confirms things people believe. Anyone watching knew something was up with Epstein, his sweet-heart deal for sex crimes against children, and that island, and his untimely death. Until everything is unsealed and in the light, things are only going to get more intense. Furthermore, there seems to be a lot of bipartisan appetite for truth in regards to Epstein, partly because many believe it also implicates Trump. How powerful is something that unites Qanon and Trump's critics under the same flag? 1. https://free.law/pdf/gov.uscourts.nysd.447706.1137.2_2.pdf https://free.law/pdf/gov.uscourts.nysd.447706.1137.2_2.pdf
- philipkglass 6y agoDid you mean to link to another PDF? There's only one page of deposition in that file and it doesn't name any Epstein clients. It's just a bit of back-and-forth between the plaintiff's attorney and the defendant's attorney.
- _whiteCaps_ 6y agoMaybe this one? https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/7274479/Maxwell-Deposition-2016.pdf https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/7274479/Maxwell-D... People have been working on unredacting it: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/10/ghislaine-maxwell-deposition-redactions-epstein-how-to-crack.html https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/10/ghislaine-maxwel...
- ed25519FUUU 6y agoThe unsealed depositions from yesterday, as well as future unsealed documents can be found on courtlistener[1]. The new ones were released on the 22 of October. Judge Peska gave Does 1 & 2 two weeks before they depositions are also unsealed (conveniently November 4th). 1. https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4355835/giuffre-v-maxwell/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4355835/giuffre-v-maxwe...