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Bluetus

(2,174 posts)
6. This is not about the women or the sex
Sun Dec 21, 2025, 03:00 PM
Yesterday

Last edited Sun Dec 21, 2025, 04:57 PM - Edit history (1)

OK, that is PART of the story. But the real story is 100X bigger. Trump is perfectly happy for people to talk about it being a sex scandal because he's had 100 of those already and nobody cares.

The real story is the fact that Epstein was systematically collecting kompromat on very important people, and Trump was recruiting those very important people ("I know all the best people" ) . And they were converting that into cash and power. THAT is the story. Sex was simply the bait that was used.

I am, of course, sympathetic to the girls who made the decisions that put themselves in a very bad situation. I am sorry their families and the justice system didn't do more to keep them out of trouble. But that really is not the main story here. The main story is how Epstein got nearly a billion dollars. That wasn't payment for sex. You can buy all the sex you want to a lot less money than that. The real story is who all the people were that Trump was extorting and what Trump got in return.

Dammit. Too true Easterncedar Yesterday #1
Kick. littlemissmartypants Yesterday #2
We have a very long way to go on the road to women's equality dlk Yesterday #3
Women aren't considered actual humans. MontanaMama Yesterday #4
They are in my book KS Toronado Yesterday #5
Pam Bondi does, though. tblue37 Yesterday #15
Elise Stefanik mgardener 19 hrs ago #27
That's true. The Republican Taliban CousinIT Yesterday #7
This is not about the women or the sex Bluetus Yesterday #6
I will agree that power and kompromat are motivating, but it was also about humiliation and torture. erronis Yesterday #8
interesting Skittles Yesterday #9
THIS... the girls were just currency NotHardly Yesterday #13
Oh, Trump played a role in recruiting the girls, but his main job Bluetus 23 hrs ago #18
just curious Skittles 23 hrs ago #19
None of them have testified about ANYTHING Bluetus 23 hrs ago #22
jeez, no need to go off Skittles 21 hrs ago #25
Seriously? Cirsium Yesterday #10
THANK YOU. MLWR Yesterday #12
Most of them were not underage. Bluetus 23 hrs ago #21
"girls who made the decisions", you must be kidding NotHardly Yesterday #14
The girls didn't make the decisions that resulted in their trafficking... CousinIT 7 hrs ago #29
Seriously? Bluetus 23 hrs ago #20
Not about sex Cirsium 22 hrs ago #24
I did not mean it that way. Bluetus 20 hrs ago #26
I think this is true and on point. meadowlander Yesterday #11
K&R UTUSN Yesterday #16
It's all about who has the power. Martin68 23 hrs ago #17
And, we are done here. OldBaldy1701E 22 hrs ago #23
I know. tavernier 19 hrs ago #28
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