It looks like they'll be dropping any moment. I've already heard people talking about some of the contents.
I think it's important to remember something about how politics and crime work.
First principle -- the king cannot commit crime. Literally, by definition. The king is the embodiment of the government and thus defines what crime is. Anything he does is by definition not a crime (for him at least.)
By extension, only "little guys" can be criminals. Eventually you accumulate enough political power that even the local mayor and judge and prosecutor can't get you. Or in other words, they would rather not go after you. There has always been a two-tiered justice system.
A long time ago in human history, "crime" was a dispute between two families, and settled accordingly. "Justice" came from the head of household, not the cops or judges. If two families had a beef with each other, it was up to the heads to get together and either duke it out or settle the matter.
In our modern system where "individualism" is a concept, we treat people not as members of their tribe, clan and family, but as independent actors. This is a ridiculous concept. Regardless, the idea is that somehow "no one is above the law" but we all know this is nonsense. Even in the most egalitarian society, people will look the other way depending on the scenario and the actors involved.
I was watching Dirty Harry II (I forget the actual title). The premise of this movie was that there were cops going around whacking known criminals. Just offing them. No trial, no hearing, just quietly murdering the criminal and covering it up afterwards. The corruption went all the way to the top. They got noticed, however, when they started whacking big names and doing it flagrantly. Then they goofed and had to whack one of their own cops. Then they tried to recruit Dirty Harry and he said "No" so they tried to whack him.
Anyway, for those familiar with history, this isn't a foreign concept. Our ancestors used to act this way here in the US. Nowadays we associate such behavior with the mafia and cartels and gangs, but it was a fairly common practice, and even the Bible includes it in the Law of Moses. It even says that if someone murders your brother, you have to go kill him. It's your duty to do so. We only think such behavior is bad because we've been told it is bad in movies and media and stuff. Like somehow Batman is the good guy for letting rapists and murderers roam free?
The bottom line I wanted to get to is this, however: justice is for little people. People with actual power don't play that game. What sort of game do they play? IE, in the Dirty Harry movie, does anyone think that whacking the hitman for the mafia is going to change anything? Of course not. So how do you take down an entire organization?
The answer is in political power. You have to first erase their political power, then you can go after them.
Here's an example of how that plays out. Let's say the king surrounds himself with loyal dukes. These people are entrusted with enormous political power, and they wield it excellently. They're good at their jobs, so to speak. Suppose the king gets it in his head that one of the dukes is disloyal. Can he just murder the guy in court? No, that would be a bad idea. That duke has friends and those friends have friends and so on, and murdering even an unpopular person will have ramifications down the road.
Instead, the king must first isolate the duke, cut him off from all of his supporters and friends, and shame him and impugn his reputation. Only when he has been completely disgraced then the king can kill him. But then the question is -- why bother? The duke is now a "little person".
Anyway, that's why the epstein files and exposes on corruption etc never meant anything. If you want to beat someone, you have to sever their connections and destroy their political power first. And then if you can do that -- why do you need to kill him? He's done at that point and you're wasting your time and effort accomplishing nothing.
Epstein was somewhere between a big guy and a little guy. From what I learned about him, he thought he was a jewish superman who was going to repopulate the earth, but in the end, he was just a sexual deviant who had more money than he should've had. He had a tremendous opportunity to build an empire and instead he built a harem.
I think it's important to remember something about how politics and crime work.
First principle -- the king cannot commit crime. Literally, by definition. The king is the embodiment of the government and thus defines what crime is. Anything he does is by definition not a crime (for him at least.)
By extension, only "little guys" can be criminals. Eventually you accumulate enough political power that even the local mayor and judge and prosecutor can't get you. Or in other words, they would rather not go after you. There has always been a two-tiered justice system.
A long time ago in human history, "crime" was a dispute between two families, and settled accordingly. "Justice" came from the head of household, not the cops or judges. If two families had a beef with each other, it was up to the heads to get together and either duke it out or settle the matter.
In our modern system where "individualism" is a concept, we treat people not as members of their tribe, clan and family, but as independent actors. This is a ridiculous concept. Regardless, the idea is that somehow "no one is above the law" but we all know this is nonsense. Even in the most egalitarian society, people will look the other way depending on the scenario and the actors involved.
I was watching Dirty Harry II (I forget the actual title). The premise of this movie was that there were cops going around whacking known criminals. Just offing them. No trial, no hearing, just quietly murdering the criminal and covering it up afterwards. The corruption went all the way to the top. They got noticed, however, when they started whacking big names and doing it flagrantly. Then they goofed and had to whack one of their own cops. Then they tried to recruit Dirty Harry and he said "No" so they tried to whack him.
Anyway, for those familiar with history, this isn't a foreign concept. Our ancestors used to act this way here in the US. Nowadays we associate such behavior with the mafia and cartels and gangs, but it was a fairly common practice, and even the Bible includes it in the Law of Moses. It even says that if someone murders your brother, you have to go kill him. It's your duty to do so. We only think such behavior is bad because we've been told it is bad in movies and media and stuff. Like somehow Batman is the good guy for letting rapists and murderers roam free?
The bottom line I wanted to get to is this, however: justice is for little people. People with actual power don't play that game. What sort of game do they play? IE, in the Dirty Harry movie, does anyone think that whacking the hitman for the mafia is going to change anything? Of course not. So how do you take down an entire organization?
The answer is in political power. You have to first erase their political power, then you can go after them.
Here's an example of how that plays out. Let's say the king surrounds himself with loyal dukes. These people are entrusted with enormous political power, and they wield it excellently. They're good at their jobs, so to speak. Suppose the king gets it in his head that one of the dukes is disloyal. Can he just murder the guy in court? No, that would be a bad idea. That duke has friends and those friends have friends and so on, and murdering even an unpopular person will have ramifications down the road.
Instead, the king must first isolate the duke, cut him off from all of his supporters and friends, and shame him and impugn his reputation. Only when he has been completely disgraced then the king can kill him. But then the question is -- why bother? The duke is now a "little person".
Anyway, that's why the epstein files and exposes on corruption etc never meant anything. If you want to beat someone, you have to sever their connections and destroy their political power first. And then if you can do that -- why do you need to kill him? He's done at that point and you're wasting your time and effort accomplishing nothing.
Epstein was somewhere between a big guy and a little guy. From what I learned about him, he thought he was a jewish superman who was going to repopulate the earth, but in the end, he was just a sexual deviant who had more money than he should've had. He had a tremendous opportunity to build an empire and instead he built a harem.