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In reply to the discussion: Jeffrey Epstein scheduled meetings with Noam Chomsky, CIA director and others: report [View all]msfiddlestix
(8,183 posts)25. I will say I too have met on a few occasions unsavory people at various points in my life
99 percent of the time happened by way of family members, whose activities and "relationships" were not in my control.
But once or twice, and although totally unintended, encounters happened because of choices I made naively.
That was a lifetime ago, but when I look back, I came too close to the unthinkable danger of getting sucked into "the life" with people I have since learned were mobsters trafficking in prostitution, drugs and who knows what else.
Fortunately, I managed to 'escape' intact but shaken to the core. Hard lessons.
With respect to Chomsky et al, at first glance the association with Epstein is rather disturbing.
the fact of prominent people mixing with other prominent people is a common thing.
So there's that.
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Jeffrey Epstein scheduled meetings with Noam Chomsky, CIA director and others: report [View all]
Polybius
May 2023
OP
How many people here meet with people who've pled guilty to soliciting a minor for prostitution?
RockRaven
May 2023
#3
Well, if Chomsky wants to explain how those meetings were part of some professional obligation
RockRaven
May 2023
#9
I will say I too have met on a few occasions unsavory people at various points in my life
msfiddlestix
May 2023
#25
I'm going with the most generous spin I can place on it -- which is poor judgement
rpannier
May 2023
#11
Epstein's empire was pimping underage teens. This deserves more than "none of your business."
Demnation
May 2023
#12
In many cases of solicitation of minors for prostitution, it's done so unknowingly
Hugh_Lebowski
May 2023
#33
And the entire world knew and wondered why he got off with just a slap on the wrist
Polybius
May 2023
#46
If they are shitposting about Chomsky then they are doing the same with their own Director.
former9thward
May 2023
#31