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Aviation Pro

(14,645 posts) Thu Jul 24, 2025, 09:11 AM Jul 24

Got a theory why the Epstein files are resonating so much [View all]

With the fucking MAGAts and why the fucking pedophile is feeling the heat.

A lot of them, not all of them, were victims of sexual abuse at the hands of older men.

And yes that includes girls and boys.

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Got a theory why the Epstein files are resonating so much [View all] Aviation Pro Jul 24 OP

Because it was implied that it was dems Cosmocat Jul 24 #1

This is true NJCher Jul 24 #3

That is true for sure Cosmocat Jul 24 #33

If there were pedophiles who happened to be Dems Aviation Pro Jul 24 #4

There's been a lot of abuse in plain sight in their lives bucolic_frolic Jul 24 #2

You have to be brutally groomed to lose your humanity... ananda Jul 24 #6

Whether you're rich or poor, 'brutally groomed' applies. nt babylonsister Jul 24 #38

There must be a myriad of things that happened to these people in their youth to cheer on... Ol Janx Spirit Jul 24 #5

It absolutely is prevalent! Do a little research on incest. The numbers are shocking. littlemissmartypants Jul 24 #13

And of course, if she gets pregnant, it's "God's will"that she has the baby Walleye Jul 24 #26

And it'll be raised as a little sister or brother... littlemissmartypants Jul 24 #27

My grandfather was 20 years younger than his oldest sister Walleye Jul 24 #30

Interesting. ... littlemissmartypants Jul 24 #32

Oh, I know it could've been completely straightforward. But it's kind of a mystery. Walleye Jul 24 #37

I do love a mystery, Walleye. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Jul 24 #40

Seeing that in those days the mom might have karynnj Jul 24 #35

my children druidity33 Jul 25 #42

This is it misanthrope Jul 24 #41

MAGAs/GOP don't care at all about children being raped. Irish_Dem Jul 24 #7

Murdoch is taking down his creation. rubbersole Jul 24 #18

Yes the monster they created has turned on them. Irish_Dem Jul 24 #31

I don't think edhopper Jul 24 #8

But I can believe a third have. And his rabid base is about there. Scrivener7 Jul 24 #9

So 90% of abuse vistims edhopper Jul 24 #29

As a young person who experienced potential SA I say quit ignoring the problem there is more abuse than you know Stargazer99 Jul 24 #14

I have no doubt there is a lot of it edhopper Jul 24 #28

Every woman I know, including myself, has been SA in varying degrees in her lifetime. Coventina Jul 24 #36

Numerous studies edhopper Jul 24 #39

I agree. Scrivener7 Jul 24 #10

It took me well into my forties to even begin JMCKUSICK Jul 24 #11

Yeah, sexual abuse of children is rampant Farmer-Rick Jul 24 #12

Musk. SSJVegeta Jul 24 #15

There was a discount store my Mother used to take me to and the owner was always friendly to me kimbutgar Jul 24 #16

I was sexually abused by my grandmother, while she gave my two cousins and myself a bath. It hurt. I thought it was debm55 Jul 24 #20

I'm sorry 😞 MustLoveBeagles Jul 24 #25

Hear, hear ZDU Jul 24 #17

It's a pretty widely recognized hypothesis in psychology that abusers were abused. Sogo Jul 24 #19

The latest in a series of things that aren't going well. Adding up, for the time being. We'll see how the WH deals wiggs Jul 24 #21

I do want to thank Elon nowforever Jul 24 #22

There could be truth to that, of course, but I have a different theory. hamsterjill Jul 24 #23

Why DOJ's withholding of the Epstein files so upsets Trump's base- Roughly a third of MAGA Republicans qualify as QAnon LetMyPeopleVote Jul 24 #24

I think many are sick of him, but won't admit their mistake tinrobot Jul 24 #34