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ShazzieB

(22,482 posts)
40. No. Just no.
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 01:18 AM
Feb 22

I wrote a long reply earlier today in response to this, but decided to wait a while before posting it, for fear of coming on too strong. What follows is an amended and hopefully toned down version of what I originally wrote. I considered not posting at all, but the violent imagery in this comignore me. disturbing to me, that I feel like I just have to say something.

I get the anger towards Epstein and his enablers, believe me, but the thought of beating anyone to death with a baseball bat or anything else is repugnant and horrifying to me, no matter what they might be guilty of. The idea that anyone who ever associated with Epstein, on no matter how superficial a level, deserves this treatment is not something I could ever agree with.

I really wish we could hold ourselves to a higher standard than this and not let our disgust with Epstein and his cronies drag us down to such a level. We need to be better than this, imo. Sorry if I sound like I'm overreacting or being too literal minded, but I've been rubbed a bit raw by living in Trump's AmeriKKKa for the past 13 months, and my ability to be tactful and diplomatic has been sadly eroded thereby. I have no wish to hurt or offend anyone, and I don't expect everyone to agree with me. I just felt the need to expreas how I feel.

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Superior DNA? Was he delusional? Ritabert Feb 21 #1
They all seem to be malignant narcissists. Really sick, sick people. travelingthrulife Feb 21 #3
What's ironic is that they all are a very unprepossessing group. Ritabert Feb 21 #26
Dunning-Kruger Be Leave On Feb 21 #27
Correct. Ritabert Feb 21 #30
Indeed yellow dahlia Feb 21 #36
Another depraved megolomaniac Alice Kramden Feb 21 #2
What did he know of humanity? pandr32 Feb 21 #21
Clean link so that the Guardian's servers won't see that everyone who clicks the link came from Facebook AZJonnie Feb 21 #4
Thanks for the direct link. ShazzieB Feb 21 #29
they need to be co defendents in a conspiracy for crimes against humanity trial at the hague. rampartd Feb 21 #33
Thank you for posting, I had no idea RandomNumbers Feb 21 #5
Where do we sign up for the French Revolution II? chicoescuela Feb 21 #6
For ages... buzzycrumbhunger Feb 21 #8
Yet Another Effort Be Leave On Feb 21 #28
May I humbly inquire as to where this part of your OP came from? AZJonnie Feb 21 #7
Straight from the Guardian. buzzycrumbhunger Feb 21 #9
Not from the link in your post (but found elsewhere) RandomNumbers Feb 21 #13
Thanks! Interesting article! AZJonnie Feb 21 #23
No, neither of those two paragraphs are in the 2019 article from the Guardian AZJonnie Feb 21 #14
Not in the article Cirsium Feb 21 #10
And he claimed Trump was the most evil person he had ever met. twodogsbarking Feb 21 #11
Not accurate Cirsium Feb 21 #12
I'm certain Peter Thiel and the rest of the Tech Bro goons were . . . peggysue2 Feb 21 #15
No wonder Elon and his Tech Bro ilk liked Epstein misanthrope Feb 21 #16
A basis of comparison ninjanurse Feb 21 #17
Sounds like he may have been a big influence on Trump until he decided Trump was a flake. Martin68 Feb 21 #18
I found this paragraph . . . intriguing . . . hatrack Feb 21 #19
"We need much more than the French Revolution part deux... 😡" KPN Feb 21 #20
I may be old Mme. Defarge Feb 21 #32
And you can use your knitting needles Wednesdays Feb 21 #39
My two cents angrychair Feb 21 #22
They knew before his arrest. People talk. paleotn Feb 21 #25
No. Just no. ShazzieB Feb 22 #40
Your reply angrychair Feb 22 #41
I understand completely. ShazzieB Feb 22 #42
It's always the real goobers who think their DNA is superior.... paleotn Feb 21 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author Mme. Defarge Feb 21 #31
eugenics Mr.Bee Feb 21 #34
How is it always these defective, physically and mentally repellant pond scum Maru Kitteh Feb 21 #35
Bookmarking, because I have used up all my WTF's for the day. yellow dahlia Feb 21 #37
The article can be described in one word: eugenics Wednesdays Feb 21 #38
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