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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 6 points 6 hours ago

grand OLD PEDOPHILES.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 4 points 7 hours ago

Oh it ain't new. They've been marrying children for generations and using Bibles to shield themselves from prosecution. Ya'know, as fundamentalists do.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 1 points 6 hours ago

Comfortable? It's pretty much a prerequisite.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 12 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

People still don't get that being anti "cancel culture" was cover for being pro sex pest the entire time.

A lot of dumb assholes fought for the right for powerful and rich people to behave with impunity without even the possibility of the minor admonishment of being known as a creep and have people boycott your products or being pressured to step down from public political positions in disgrace.

Similarly, the fight against "wokeness" is the fight to remove decency toward minority groups from the cultural sphere where we had at least a veneer of progress, leaving us with very little to no progress at all. (Because it's certainly not the case that any real progress against racist, unjust institutions has occurred in the last ten years.)

[–] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 9 points 15 hours ago

Gnarly Old Pedophiles.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 68 points 23 hours ago

Remember when QAnon thought that Trump was building an army of people to root out and destroy the pedophiles?

Turns out he was too busy fucking kids to be doing that.

[–] SippyCup@feddit.nl 83 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world 17 points 23 hours ago

Are we really still talking about this?? We have Texas we have this we have all those undercooked McDonald's chicken snack wraps! I can't believe you're asking that at a time like this...

[–] wizblizz@lemmy.world 36 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] Gowron_Howard@lemmy.world 7 points 21 hours ago

Gross Old Pedophiles

[–] Philote@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 day ago

The GrOPe party

[–] aviationeast@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Great orange pederast?

[–] lowleekun@ani.social 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)

GOP does not really care about pedos, kids or whatever.

They are however, and thats no news, ABUSERS and enablers of abuse and children are just easy prey.

Pedophilia is a welcome smokescreen for any political party as it is much easier to deflect such allegations than talking about the actual abuse that has happened.

People will now scream some weeks about pEdOpHiLiA, while Drumpf and his Goons continue their destruction of democracy. And then people will forget about pedophilia for about one week until there is need for another smokescreen.

If literally abduction in broad daylight won't get the american ass up from their couch, you sure these unreleased papers will? I would love to be wrong. In the meantime i will have to suffer reading about pedophilia a dozen times daily because thats americans number one obsession.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 14 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

That's the funny part. If they released the papers, why would it end any different than the Panama papers? No one is going to prosecute them (well, maybe some people overseas might face consequences) so they could've just laundered them by flooding the zone in misinfo

But now? Part of Trump's core base are true believers and really care about this. They're conspiracy theorists, and the admin just wiggled an obvious juicy conspiracy in their faces before covering it up cartoonishly

[–] lowleekun@ani.social 7 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

The outcry exists but it will fade. And soon too. These people WANT to follow their cult leader. It will just take some time as this outrage is mostly emotional and not really people caring about childrens welfare (they might believe it though).

To be honest it feels like they misshandled this on purpose as to deflect from the Brutal Bafoonery Bill that was even making the news internationally.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Nah... Not this time. I mean, time will tell, but this is going to have consequences... Look how long people have hung onto JFK and MLK, this isn't going away. The Dale Gribbles of the world are losing their minds over this

Democrats hate their voters, Republicans fear their voters. Because progressives don't pop off and shoot people

There's two factions in the white house right now giving ultimatums... Patel hasn't been showing up for work, apparently either Bondi goes or he does, along with others in the cabinet. Taco Belle's voice was shaking the entire press conference, Trump loses his charisma and babbles every time it comes up...

They're terrified. They're caught between powerful people and their base, and all they can do to get out of this is to convince conspiracy theorists that there's no conspiracy

[–] lowleekun@ani.social 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I mean i surely do not know enough about american politics to argue against your points. It just seems there are no consequences for even the most despicable people you have, as long as they are powerful enough. Now while Epstein might seem like a good argument i would say he is only dead because he was a danger for more powerful people.

Interesting times to be alive.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 1 points 19 hours ago

Yeah, there probably won't be consequences for the people on the list even if it were to be released

It's probably includes like half of our Congress, the Saudis, most billionaires (globally), a bunch of our judges, Prince Andrew, King William, and countless other influential politicians/figures across the world.

This isnt an island, it involves the full network of the 80+ resorts, mansions, and compounds where billionaires spend most of their lives

They killed (or coerced to suicide) Epstein because he got caught sex trafficking children and had the blackmail material holding the conspiracy together. It was making powerful people very nervous. They'd be nervous if he just sat in jail, they'd be nervous if he walked free

The only way elites like that face consequences is when they're at cross purposes with more powerful people

My point being, powerful people are nervous. On the other side conspiracy theories have busted into places to "save the children" in cases like pizzagate, and they've been foaming at the mouth over this for years

So the Trump admin are the ones in danger. They have to thread the needle between these two groups, and I think they were threatened when they failed to make it go away in the last few months

[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago

Fun (depressing) fact, the only rich asshole to go to jail over the Panama Papers is the guy who contracted to have that journalist car bombed.

If he had done nothing, his corruption and bribery might have blown over, but he decided to murder his problems away. And while police could give two shits about financial crime, they do care about murder.

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Thing is, a lot of people think tax fraud is perfectly fine. Not quite so many people think raping kids is okay.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 1 points 16 hours ago

Okay, well Trump almost certainly raped kids. Bill Clinton too. We have a lot of evidence suggesting that. Many members of Congress in fact - MTG said the quiet part out loud and openly threatened them about it (a few months back when that one guy paid underage prostitutes on Venmo)

But it doesn't seem to matter, does it? Why isn't there a mob outside MTG's house demanding she explains why she's protecting child rapists?

We all know already. Why would another scrap of evidence matter? Why aren't we demanding investigations of all of them?

People aren't ok with the tax evasion either, it just doesn't matter if no one prosecutes them

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 8 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Who has a link to the list of politicians convicted of sex crimes in the last ~50 years? (I am not finding it.)

[–] Five@slrpnk.net 8 points 14 hours ago

CajsaCopyPasta:

A list of nearly 800 Republican sexual predators can be found here

https://www.dailykos.com/history/user/CajsaLilliehook

Republican Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert was indicted on federal charges of structuring bank withdrawals after prosecutors alleged Hastert had molested at least four boys as young as 14 and attempted to compensate his victims and subsequently conceal the transactions. Hastert eventually admitted that he sexually abused the boys whom he had coached decades earlier, and was sentenced to fifteen months in prison.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/18/us/dennis-hastert-released.html

Republican Tim Nolan, chairman of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in Kentucky, pled guilty to child sex trafficking and on February 11, 2018 he was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison.

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2018/05/03/former-judge-tim-nolan-could-sentenced-today-more-drama-could-get-way/577947002/

Republican state Senator Ralph Shortey was indicted on four counts of human trafficking and child pornography. In November 2017, he pleaded guilty to one count of child sex trafficking in exchange for the dropping of the other charges.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/11/20/former-oklahoma-state-senator-admits-to-child-sex-trafficking-while-in-office/

Republican Minnesota State Representative Jim Knoblach Drops Out Of Race After Daughter Says He Molested Her For More Than Ten Years 22 Sep 2018

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/09/22/lawmaker-quits-race-after-daughter-says-he-molested-her-more-than-decade/

Republican anti-abortion activist Howard Scott Heldreth is a convicted child rapist in Florida.

https://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/sops/flyer.jsf?personId=28587

Republican County Commissioner David Swartz pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison.

http://www.lanternproject.org.uk/library/child-abuse-arrests-and-court-cases/child-abuse-arrests-trials-and-proceedings/ex-county-commissioner-admits-sexual-abuse-of-girl/

Republican judge Mark Pazuhanich pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl and was sentenced to 10 years probation.

http://www.poconorecord.com/article/20120426/NEWS90/204260334

Republican legislator Edison Misla Aldarondo was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping his daughter between the ages of 9 and 17.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edison_Misla_Aldarondo

Republican Mayor Philip Giordano is serving a 37-year sentence in federal prison for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girls.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Giordano

Republican campaign consultant Tom Shortridge was sentenced to three years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl.

http://archive.easyreadernews.com/archives/news2001/0621/rb%20Shortridge.php

Republican Senator Strom Thurmond, a notable racist, had sex with a 15-year old black girl which produced a child.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strom_Thurmond

Republican legislator Peter Dibble pleaded no contest to having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl.

https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/18/nyregion/embroiled-first-selectman-takes-leave.html

Republican Congressman Donald “Buz” Lukens was found guilty of having sex with a female minor and sentenced to one month in jail.

https://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/25/us/teen-ager-in-ohio-testifies-to-sex-with-a-congressman.html

Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio was found guilty of child porn charges and paying two teenage girls to pose for sexual photos.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2003/04/24/gop-activist-admits-to-child-porn/5af2adf0-bec8-4a10-b061-014de679422a/

Republican activist Mark A. Grethen convicted on six counts of sex crimes involving children.

http://www.thenewblackmagazine.com/view.aspx?index=437

Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child.

https://www.westword.com/news/randy-ankeney-suit-that-could-free-thousands-of-prisoners-headed-to-state-supreme-court-6054115

Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a female minor working as a congressional page.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Crane

Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell admitted to an incestuous relationship with his step daughter.

https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/02/opinion/journal-beverly-russell-s-prayers.html

Republican congressman and anti-gay activist Robert Bauman was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bauman

Republican Committee Chairman Jeffrey Patti was arrested for distributing a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped.

http://www.njherald.com/article/20060510/ARTICLE/305109971

Republican activist Marty Glickman (a.k.a. “Republican Marty”), was taken into custody by Florida police on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with an underage girl and one count of delivering the drug LSD.

https://www.arktimes.com/TheHoglawyer/archives/2007/08/28/the-latest-republican-sex-scandals-plural---more-of-the-same

Republican Senate candidate John Hathaway was accused of having sex with his 12-year old baby sitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media.

https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/06/us/politics-the-senate-maine-candidate-again-faces-1990-child-sex-accusation.html

Republican preacher Stephen White, who demanded a return to traditional values, was sentenced to jail after offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him.

http://www.thedp.com/article/2004/01/brother_stephen_convicted_of_soliciting_sex

Republican talk show host Jon Matthews pleaded guilty to exposing his genitals to an 11 year old girl.

https://www.houstonpress.com/news/jon-matthews-conservative-talk-show-host-and-sex-offender-pulled-from-kpfts-prison-show-6740755

Republican Party leader Paul Ingram pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison.

https://culteducation.com/group/1255-false-memories/6514-man-in-notorious-sex-case-finishes-term.html

Republican election board official Kevin Coan was sentenced to two years probation for soliciting sex over the internet from a 14-year old girl.

https://www.semissourian.com/story/57773.html

Republican politician Andrew Buhr was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy.

https://www.arktimes.com/TheHoglawyer/archives/2007/08/28/the-latest-republican-sex-scandals-plural---more-of-the-same

Republican politician Keith Westmoreland was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to girls under the age of 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children).

http://www.chattanoogan.com/2002/6/21/23202/Tennessee-Legislator-Commits-Suicide.aspx

Republican Kentucky state Representative & pastor Dan Johnson, who committed suicide after an exposé revealed his serial lies, suspected arson, criminal church, racism, accused rape of a teen, and more.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Johnson_%28Kentucky_politician%29

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 9 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

In another timeline prime minister Jimmy Savile just inspected his new concentration camp in Liverpool (arguably England's Florida).

[–] ZC3rr0r@lemmy.ca 3 points 20 hours ago

Thanks for putting into perspective just how fucked the current situation in the US is.

[–] KMAMURI@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Adore would be more appropriate.

“Strive to be”

[–] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Both are kind of limp wristed

[–] griff@lemmings.world 10 points 1 day ago

God’s Own Pedophiles

[–] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Pedocon theory is a theory the way gravity is a theory.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Grand Ol' P

[–] nimble@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Funny, but this would be more accurate if the baby elephants trunk was on the big elephants groin

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Even more accurate would be to have the kid elephant's eyes x'ed out to represent the likelihood that survivors of the GOP's pedophilia don't live long, if at all.

[–] DontRedditMyLemmy@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Ew, I don't think this message benefits from added accuracy

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

If you're not physically revolted by the merest hint of the concept, it's because someone else wasn't accurate enough in conveying the fucking concept to you.

We owe it to the victims to never allow one iota of "normal" to seep into this. 🤢✊🏼