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ShazzieB

(22,429 posts)
40. No. Just no.
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 01:18 AM
Sunday

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