Marx d 1883. JEV b 1953. Capitalism existed before JEV.
Conflating the ruling class with JEV is not smart.
Whatever his influence and connective powers and even direct power may have been.
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
Look everyone who disagrees with me:
this is the kind of simple minded reductionism i am opposed to. perfect example of why it’s bad.
the concept of epstein coalition is describing a global oligarchic network where people with different sorts of power act in sympatico with each other, while some tensions between them remain. it’s called that because a great deal of recently-released primary source evidence supports JEV as a choreographer over a 10 or maybe 20 year period. pedophilia was involved but not the underlying motivation or facilitator.
Instead of an analysis or criticism of capitalism, imperialism, colonialism, even sexism or wealth inequality it is “eewww pedos”.
Essentially, a problem of either individuals or conspiracies. Vs a class.
I think the left can stand to be stupider. Unless it steps into reactionary tailism. It’s the internet, who gives a shit. Propaganda wars aren’t won over who makes the best points in the most intelligent way