Purple LorikeetFeb 7
Emeritus Prof Christopher May

As we obsess about the machinations revealed by the Epstein Files, the corruption, the influence peddling & leaks, its worth remembering that this is all a bit of distraction from the real victims of the predators.

But then again, its always about the men isn't it?

#EpsteinFiles #politics

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/06/jeffrey-epstein-scandal-politics-mass-abuse-women-girls

So the Epstein scandal is about politics? Silly me for thinking it’s about the mass abuse of women and girls

Obsessing over individual players and political chaos leaves less time to focus on the misogyny. And that’s for the best, isn’t it guys, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian
Feb 6 at 5:53pmWeb
Show threadSellaTheChemistFeb 6
@ChrisMayLA6 Marina Hyde has a rare mind and uses it with unbridled ferocity. A brutal piece that is right on the money.
Show threadReiner Jung 🇬🇱 🇺🇦 🇪🇺Feb 6
@ChrisMayLA6 yes it is about them - unfortunately - and it is not only a woman and girl abuse scandal (scandal sounds way too weak for what it is), but also a politic, spy, parallel society cluster fuck.
Show threadMammaJFeb 6
@ChrisMayLA6 The sheer vileness and inhumanity of the treatment that the victims suffered cannot be left unavenged. The details we’ve seen may only scrape the surface and they already show such evilness. How easily “power” corrupts and makes people think that they can do anything they want using that power. But they choose to only satisfy their despicable base desires. I can’t articulate how furious and traumatised even reading it makes me.
The penalty for all involved MUST be severe.
Show threadPaul HealeyFeb 6
@ChrisMayLA6 If more media attention is given to the victims; the public hears their stories, they are more likely to get the justice they deserve.
Show threadTC Won't Give In To LiesFeb 7

@ChrisMayLA6

What is very telling about this current era is the lack of women coming forward to say #MeToo

Yes, the Epstein victims have organised and lawyered up. But only a few are coming forward publicly.

Was Epstein and his cabal successful in crushing the #MeToo movement?

Show threadTerryBFeb 7
@ChrisMayLA6 But also, corruption has hidden victims. Where the corrupt gain advantage the public lose. Both directly and indirectly. It's a loss distributed over many people, but we all lose.
Show threadMostlyTatoFeb 7
@TerryBTwo @ChrisMayLA6
Indeed. The dual aspects of the conspiracy that Epstein was at the heart of are not mutually exclusive.
Its worth remembering the human suffering caused by the abuse but also the insidious damage that the network he was embedded in is still striving to do to damage to democracy and promote techno-fascism.
It is an awful thing that the involved few are creating misdirection here, throwing scapegoats to the wolves as a distraction whilst the insidious network thrives.