• stinky@redlemmy.com
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      10 hours ago

      No really. If this hearing is an example of what we can expect after the files are released, then what’s the point?

      Here’s a possible scenario:

      1. files are released
      2. lots of important people are exposed as having done horrible, illegal things
      3. trump gets another felony and stays in power
      4. nothing changes

      ^^^ what do you see going differently after the epstein files are released?

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        10 hours ago

        I’ll agree that nothing changes, but that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be released anyway.

        We already have docs from other cases that implicate loosely people in power (all the way to the top)

        It’s unlikely that they have truly damning things calling out people and acts, those would just have been burned long ago.

        What’s in there needs to see the light of day and be public knowledge good, bad, change, no change.

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        10 hours ago

        The MAGA base does actually care about pedophilia. They’ve been told it’s trans people committing it though. If they see evidence that it’s the elite, in particular Trump, then some will flip, or at least lose interest. Assuming we have elections in the future (even local will be useful), this is something we should push.

        Don’t expect it to lead to immediate consequences. I don’t think anyone expects that. Expect it to lead to them losing control of some of their base.