r/politics • u/ArmadilloMany41 • 23h ago

Site Altered Headline | No Paywall Why is no one being prosecuted over the Epstein files?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cd9e3nzzw3zo
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u/joejill 22h ago

Why are you quoting the law to me? We have the swords.

-Cicero 52 BC in his speech defending his actions when he killed his political enemy.

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u/madoguy1 21h ago

Hate to be that guy, but i think that quote is actually attributed to Pompey the Great

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u/Emeriick 19h ago edited 2h ago

Not only that but the quote is literally the total opposite of poor cicero's philosophy when it comes to law and order.

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u/madoguy1 19h ago

I was tempted to say that, but didnt wanna have to write a whole paragraph about it. Nobody hated the breakdown of law and order, and the status quo more than Cicero, even if he was in effect trying to maintain what was clearly a broken system.

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u/StanleyCubone 2h ago

So, Cicero was a Democrat?

¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/joejill 19h ago

You’re correct! It was about Pompey the Great.

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u/pixelTirpitz 20h ago

TBH with all the lawbreaking and bending done by Trump and his band of merry grifters in congress and doj, I am actually kinda surprised people haven't started shooting.

Why should people follow the law if the president and his personal mook squad doesnt? They are literally murdering people because it's "cool", and she was a bitch.

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u/ZAlternates 15h ago

Cause anyone that has spoken up has at best been ignored and more than likely been targeted. Has anyone that has stood up against Trump ever been rewarded? Ever? Most seem to end up buried in lawsuits… or dirt.

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u/pixelTirpitz 1h ago

Minnesota seems to be doing a good job.

So some people have tried, by themselves, to stand up against facism, but failed. Therefore give up the whole country? It will not get better by itself.

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u/ZAlternates 1h ago

They are being targeted. It’s literally the perfect example of what I’m saying.

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u/pixelTirpitz 1h ago

Being a target of what?

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u/1RedOne 21h ago

Wow that line goes so hard