LDRship Podcast - Episode 32: The Epstein Files

Episode 32 - The Epstein Files: Wherein we discuss the current state of American politics surrounding the Epstein files.Links: https://shsdavisapes.pbworks.com/f/Omelas.pdf

00:00 - Intro

00:11 - Episode introduction

02:11 - Sex trafficking of children is bad

03:04 - The language we use matters

04:20 - What do the conservatives want our lawmakers to do?

08:18 - Gaslighting from the administration

09:46 - DOJ isn't trying heard enough to get to the bottom of this

13:37 - Splitting hairs and deflecting

18:05 - It'll collapse the whole system!

26:07 - People don't want their reputation tied to these kinds of scandals

27:49 - The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

35:06 - AI gives the MAGA response to the Epstein files

40:39 - The files of a dead man vs. the voices of live women

43:03 - The fear of reprisal from people with resources

49:48 - Where are the people of character?

53:25 - A sidebar about intraparty politics

56:08 - Back to where do we draw the line?

57:46 - Obstruction and defiance

1:04:49 - Our system of government failed to account for this level of corruption

1:09:15 - Wrap up

1:11:25 - What's been making us happy

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