https://www.theverge.com/tech/874721/epstein-thiel-musk-trump-metoo
"He might be dead, but it sure seems like Jeffrey Epstein won.
Sure, Epstein was arrested on charges of sex trafficking minors. Sure, he died
in jail. (I am not going to wade into the debate about how.) But he subscribed
to a racist, misogynist ideology that meant rich white men like him could do
whatever they liked. And it seems he took measures to spread it.
The latest tranche of Epstein documents made it obvious. Consider all the
“contrarians” and “anti-woke” warriors who show up in the latest dump: Peter
Thiel, Elon Musk, Larry Summers, Steve Bannon, and of course, Donald Trump.
With apologies to George Carlin: It’s a big club, and the worst people are in
it — because their interests are all aligned. Pushing back on social justice,
it turns out, was coordinated.
Being able to see their emails makes something very clear: The “anti-woke”
movement was not a genteel intellectual inquiry, made by disinterested parties
who cared deeply about free speech. It is a social circle of powerful people
who feel threatened by #MeToo. Reading through the emails, it’s possible to see
that Epstein himself coordinated pushback against #MeToo. Looking back, it
seems obvious that sinking #MeToo also led to where we are now: a place where
laws simply don’t apply if you have enough money and power. The same players
are involved."
Via Susan ****
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
