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“Ludicrous” Situation: Jeffrey Epstein Case Redaction Takes Over FBI’s New York Office
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I guess we will never find out what's on those CDs and hard drives.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/jeffrey-epstein-ghislaine-maxwell-new-york-fbi-b1971344.html
Probably enough to make us never trust anyone with power again
That's not necessarily a bad thing if you ask me.
It is if you're the ones in power
We need to consolidate resources to survive. We need someone to manage our shared resources. Is this not obvious?
I just want the guy managing ressources to not be plowing children.
That's their goal.
If people stop believing in government, private industry is the only alternative.
And if you've got some dream of an autonomous commune in mind, forget it. They would smash you just to keep the thugs in practice.
If you've ever trusted any of them you're naive. That's what all that stuff with democracy, rule of law, separation of powers and checks and balances is about. You only get power for a limited amount of time with clearly defined conditions and accountability. I know it has never really worked that way in the US but right now they're even dropping all pretense.
Society needs some level of trust to work. At least all the current methods of society we have do. So, no, not really naive. Betrayed is a more apt term. They broke the social contract, not us.
Probably shouldn't do that to begin with.