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I think "he was murdered by agents of the state before he could reveal anything damaging to the ruling class" is more likely than "he faked his own death and li
by saubeidl 8mo ago
I think "he was murdered by agents of the state before he could reveal anything damaging to the ruling class" is more likely than "he faked his own death and lives on an island somewhere".
- zahlman 8mo agoIt seems hard to square that with the fact of the files being released, or indeed of the FBI being able to obtain files in the first place. You'd have to suppose that "the ruling class" expected/expects to be able to tank vast hordes of deeply obsessed Internet randoms poring through all that data, but not be able to tank Epstein himself speaking publicly. On the other hand, as far as I can recall, nothing significant happened after the Panama Papers, so.
- tim333 8mo agoYeah, I think murdered is clear but by agents of the state isn't. There are loads of people who'd want him dead.
- lazide 8mo agoEh, dying was only going to make the whole mess higher profile. If they wanted it to stay quiet, throw him in solitary and don’t allow any visitors until he dies of old age.
- rkomorn 8mo agoI don't think they're implying it's likely. Just that it's more likely than the other scenario.