Although in some situations it is rhetorically useful to remind people about the pedophilia, etc, and to draw those connections. But constantly doing it is lazy and with over use, will lose effect. Just as for the catholic church, or boy scouts. Sort of a joke.

We don't refer to "the Regan class" even though virtually every problem on planet earth has some roots in Ronald Regan Regime. Without Regan there is no Epstein.

Class > Individual

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[–] dead@hexbear.net 37 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

How did a comedy podcast lead to the creation of a website full of people with absolutely zero sense of humor? "Epstein class" is a joke. No person is doing actual class analysis around "Epstein Class".

"with over use, will lose effect. Just as for the catholic church, or boy scouts. Sort of a joke." << Jokes about catholic church and boys scouts pedophilia is not what lessened "the effect" of the label 'pedophilia'. The fact that they don't get prosecuted is what lessens the effect.

The fact that none the fuckers in the Epstein files are being prosecuted is what lessens "the effect" of the Epstein label. THAT IS THE JOKE.

What is a joke? A joke is a contradiction between expectation and outcome. A punchline is an outcome that is unexpected. For example, if you read the punchline before you read the joke, then it become not funny because you already know the outcome.

Expected outcome: Pedophiles should get prosecuted for committing crimes
Real outcome: Pedophiles who were friends with Epstein did not get prosecuted
Contradiction: the existence of a group of pedophiles who are immune to being prosecuted or that the pedophiles control the legal system

The joke is not the pedophilia. Child abuse is awful. The joke is that the most evil people that you could imagine are immune to consequences. The joke points out that pedophilia is wrong and that Epstein affiliates are not being punished. The joke is supposed to make people think "Why aren't Epstein's friends being prosecuted?"

People don't say "Reagan class" because that isn't a joke. Reagan was the expected level of evil. Epstein is cartoonish levels of evil.

A similar joke is like when people point out that Peter Thiel has a blood boy or that Kristi Noem shot her dog.

[–] THEPH0NECOMPANY@hexbear.net 3 points 4 hours ago

It's like the Richard Wolff quote about how socialism is when the government does stuff but instead of stuff it's not making jokes and instead of government it's baby murdering pedophile warlords and instead of Wolff making fun of liberals it's leftists being serious.