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[–] xtr0n@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago (7 children)

There is a world of room between “good” and “ran a child sex trafficking ring”. Clinton may be a POS for many reasons and he may have visited Epstine island and maybe even raped children (we don’t know at this point but anyone in the flight logs is sus). That is all absolutely terrible but it’s still very different than kidnapping 10’s or hundreds of children to rape and pimp. And the files seem to indicate that Trump was actively involved in this scheme for decades.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Seems to me that once you reach raping children stages there's no need to split hairs further.

[–] undeffeined@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 week ago

Yes, a thousand times yes.

Also, alll those people in the files that were in active contact with Epstein after it was public knowlegde he was a child molester deserve no respect and should be investigated as well.

[–] xtr0n@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Fair. I do think scale is sometime important. A single murder is not a genocide. But I can see your POV.

Regardless, Clinton is awful but IDK what he did on the island. If he did rape kids then I hope they throw his ass in jail.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

I do think scale is sometime important. A single murder is not a genocide.

Yeah, the clinton wing of the party would never support just one murder.

[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago

I want a worse fate for him if so, however, I don't want it to be a distraction from the existing Pedo in Chief and their ilk.

[–] auraithx@lemmy.dbzer0.com -4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There’s no evidence he did anything inappropriate with kids.

Trump, however, has been accused by multiple Epstein victims.

[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

"There's no evidence this longtime Epstein associate who flew multiple times on a plane called the Lolita Express did anything inappropriate with kids"

[–] quarkquasar@lemmy.world -2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Well?

You're implying that there is.

So where is it? You're setting expectations extremely high for yourself.

Gonna need that evidence.

[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

You know things are going well for your wealthy rapist of choice when you're reduced to saying "Well can you prove that he was doing the things that everyone around him was also doing?"

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

The scumbag was accused decades before this came out by plenty women even during his university years.
He got away with it because of his position.
And once a rapist always a rapist.
You can delude yourself all you want if you think he didn't go to Epstein Island to rape kids.
disgusting

[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 week ago

maybe even raped children

but

I swear, it's impossible to parody lesser-evilists because you're all self-parodies at this point.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Both Clintons are in the Epstein files hundreds of times. They also both happen to be war criminals.

[–] xtr0n@sh.itjust.works -5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yeah, the Clintons have done absolutely terrible things. I would never claim otherwise. I don’t remember the Clinton administration very well but I don’t doubt that he’s a war criminal.

The meme claims that Bill was “keeping child sex slaves” and that isn’t supported by any evidence that I’ve seen.

Everyone involved should get investigated and tried for any and all crimes.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 week ago

Everyone involved should get investigated and tried for any and all crimes.

Indeed they should, but they won’t, because they’re above the law. They shouldn’t be above the law, but they objectively are. What you’re seeing isn’t some rare exception, it’s a peek behind the curtain of how the United States is actually run, and it’s nothing like how it’s supposed to work on paper.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

You don't need to defend the lesser evil just because it's lesser.

Pretend they're comedians. Pretend you're comparing Louis CK to Bill Cosby. You don't need to defend CK just because Cosby is worse.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There is a world of room between “good” and “ran a child sex trafficking ring”.

We keep being told to not let the perfect be the enemy of the good. There is no good on offer. Just varying levels of reprehensible shit.

[–] xtr0n@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That’s kinda the point I was making. The meme says “these guys kept child sex slaves”. Someone responds that Clinton didn’t have the same level of involvement as Trump and Epstein. Someone else responded “they want to believe their guy is good”. My response is basically “saying that he isn’t a pimp isn’t saying that he’s good”.

There are different levels of evil. All should be dealt with. Maybe the worst (the pimps, traffickers, ringleaders and financiers) should get priority, especially if they pose a greater threat to everyone else? Pointing that out is in no way excusing the lesser evil.

I haven’t seen anyone in this thread saying anything positive about Clinton. At most, a few folks have pointed out that we haven’t seen any rape accusations against Clinton in the files. I doubt that you’ll find anyone here who doesn’t want this whole mess properly investigated and for all of the guilty parties to get appropriate punishment.

I feel like I could have this same argument with a Trump supporter: Trumpie: “Well, Clinton’s in the files too” Me: ”I haven’t seen anyone tangible accusations, but if he committed crimes then lock him up” T: “You just want to defend your guy” Me: “Um, I really don’t. And please refrain from calling him ’my guy’”

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I haven’t seen anyone in this thread saying anything positive about Clinton.

I've seen a lot of proactive defense of him from the same people who demanded unquestioning worship of the second worst genocide supporter. This is the same garbage.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Step back and realise that you're trying to quibble about levels of evil between child rapists.

[–] Gathorall@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

But their oligarch can't be bad!

[–] daannii@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah there is a difference between the pimp and the john.

And i still think Clinton should go to prison if he had sex with girls or trafficked women.

But that's not nearly at the level of punishment I think is fit for Trump , Epstein (assuming he's still alive) , maxwell, and all the others who raped children and engaged in violence and torture with them. And of course the men who funded Epstein's enterprise. And shielded him.

I also think any women who helped him deserves pretty bad punishment. You can be a victim and a predator. So their own victimizing doesn't get them off.

They broke an even more sacred pact between women.

Women believe other women can be trusted. We always have each other. We always look out for each other. Especially from a man trying to hurt us. We warn each other.

Women need this. We depend on it.

But they used this against girls and other women to lure them into danger.

Unforgivable.

[–] xtr0n@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago