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Hey look, he's doing that thing you all already knew he was doing!
Yes, but it's good that they're documenting it and releasing it to the public.
Because the public is going to do what?
Oh fuck off with that. It's called transparency. If they didn't release the report then you'd be all like "wHy ArEn'T tHeY rElEaSiNg It?!?!1?1!1!?"
I wouldn't. I never demanded the release of the epstein files, I skipped ahead to demanding something be done about whatever is in the epstein files. Still waiting on that. What is the goddamn plan for holding them accountable? Just letting us know isn't doing anything. What good is transparency without action?
As soon as someone who's not a member of Epstein & Associates is in charge of the various departments and branches of the government, then maybe someone can do something about it.
For now they're limited in what they can do, but creating a report and making it public is one thing that is within their power. Faulting them for doing that is kinda strange.
What I'm faulting is the entire system that allowed criminals to be in power without any accountability and I'm faulting people who think transparency somehow fixes the issue. Transparency is worthless until something is actually done about it. It's like announcing to the world that Ted Bundy is an active serial killer but nothing being done to prosecute him
Yes, we know, the system is flawed. If "transparency" is as worthless as you claim, then so is "faulting the entire system," which is what you say you're doing. Not sure how you can apply your logic consistently and come to different conclusions for those two things.
Transparency alone doesn't fix the issue, no. And no one is claiming it does. But the issue will be much harder to fix without transparency. No transparency makes accountability nearly impossible. And right now, while anyone with an interest in fixing the issue is powerless to do so, transparency is a bare minimum that they can at least try to meet. And that's what they're doing.
So no, I don't think transparency is worthless. It's necessary. Not sufficient, but necessary no less.
If Ted Bundy controlled all the police in the nation either directly or through influence and loyalty, then congress tracking his crimes and making the reports available to the public would be better than doing nothing about it.
Isn't the point of alerting the public so something can be done about it? I'm demanding g something actually be done! That's what started this conversation, me asking what the public will DO about it! They're alerting the public so they can do what? So the public can demand action? That's what I'm doing!
Would you be able to demand action if you weren't aware of it? If they didn't do the report or if they didn't release it to the public?
They accomplished a few things at least. 1., there's an official record of it now, presumably with precise numbers and cited sources. That will be useful when someone gets in power who cares about accountability. 2., It creates a record for history that can be studied later to get an accurate count as well as corroborate other sources. 3., it let's the public know what's going on, so on the off chance there are still any fence-sitters they now have more facts to base their voting decisions on. Voting decisions which can help determine whether someone gets in power who is willing to prosecute based on the evidence in the report.
Stop normalizing it.
This sternly worded letter will certainly do him in this time.
Literally nothing will please you lot.
I'd be pleased if tomorrow, the Untied States suddenly woke up as a sane and efficient nation where laws are enforced and Trump and his cronies are arrested and imprisoned
Gosh, why are all these do nothing Democrats getting defeated by DSA candidates in primaries?
A 30 year incumbent in Colorado was just defeated by a 29 year old socialist and the race wasn't even close.
It's such a mystery!
Quick, someone give a millionaire nepobaby 'political consultant' tons of money so thery can tell us it's okay to keep aligning with billionaires.
We just need "nice" billionaires! They'll defeat all the Nazi billionaires with facts and logic when they see them at their next dinner party on their super yacht.
Exactly. They are trying to create teams - "Our" billionaires vs. "Their" billionaires - instead of just getting rid of ALL the billionaires.
Reply below with a 'tut-tut' to do your part for justice. Do it for America!
Tut-tut
Maybe we should all bring in our little "No" signs to hold up in silent protest. Oh and coordinate our outfits to display our displeasure.
Don't be so harsh. I believe he has learned his lesson.