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> Chomsky said he participated in the meetings despite knowing Epstein was a convicted sex offender because he knew he had served his sentence and “according U.
by steve_adams_86 3y ago
> Chomsky said he participated in the meetings despite knowing Epstein was a convicted sex offender because he knew he had served his sentence and “according U.S. laws and norms, that yields a clean slate.”
I wonder if it’s also worth considering that a lot of people had no idea what Epstein had really been up to. I personally wouldn’t do business with a guy who served time for trying to prostitute a minor, though. I don’t think there’s a clean slate after that, or that a jail sentence would resolve issues in a person capable of that kind of behaviour.
I have no idea what their interactions were like or what the context was either. Who knows. I’ve certainly interacted with people I didn’t feel comfortable with at times, usually because circumstances made it difficult not to.
- panick21_ 3y agoIts funny how all of a sudden Chomsky takes U.S. laws as the highest authority. How the turns have tabled.
- johnthescott 3y agoexcellent observation. does this imply chomsky was aware of the sins of epstein?
- panick21_ 3y agoI mean he knew that he committed a very serious crime and at the very least didn't follow up before working with him.
- laratied 3y agoI can't stand Chomsky's politics but that doesn't change the fact what he is saying is correct. It is a really bad look for someone with Chomsky's reputation but to go beyond that is witch hunting. Pretty straight forward witch hunting.
- prepend 3y agoI don’t think his statement says they are the highest authority but sounds more like the minimum authority for criminals being punished for their crime.