How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo

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He mightiness beryllium dead, but it definite seems similar Jeffrey Epstein won.

Sure, Epstein was arrested connected charges of enactment trafficking minors. Sure, helium died successful jail. (I americium not going to wade into the statement astir how.) But helium subscribed to a racist, misogynist ideology that meant affluent achromatic men similar him could bash immoderate they liked. And it seems helium took measures to dispersed it.

The latest tranche of Epstein documents made it obvious. Consider each the "contrarians" and "anti-woke" warriors who amusement up successful the latest dump: Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Larry Summers, Steve Bannon, and of course, Donald Trump. With apologies to George Carlin: It's a large club, and the …

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