International Does the Epstein scandal make the West look bad?

[helltoupee]

That is the reality of it. In most of the world, they wouldn't give 2 shits about this so long as it's consensual. And consensual means the girl agrees or, in some places, the parents agree. But the actions themselves aren't some evil thing to them.

What those people do care about is when the West runs up in their country and wags its fingers saying "You can't do that. You're not a civilized nation if you do that. There's no admission to international governing bodies if you that. Etc., etc."

It's the cultural moralizing that takes a hit. Some dude in Africa or Asia or the Middle East with 2 wives, both of whom he married at 16, isn't going to suddenly change his perspective on his lifestyle choices.

This is almost as bad as when you tried to convince the forum in 2015 that Trump would be a great choice for President because he was a "good businessman". As if all things of social value must submit to a profit motive. And as if he wasn't known as an idiot for decades before he got in to politics. I mean seriously, had you never heard the man talk? And you were impressed by that stunningly articulate stable geniusness?

You wanna know the gigantic hole in your argument? People aren't electing some "dude from the Middle East with 2 16yo wives" as the leader of the most powerful nation in the world.

I mean, you probably can find some example from some piss poor 'stan nation, but no 1st world country in Asia has someone as uniquely unintelligent or outright narcissistic as Trump. Nor were they grabbing them by the pussy. And if they were, they sure as hell weren't being put on a pedestal as leader of the free world.

If you don't think all this bullshit doesn't make the US look like complete idiots, you must have some pretty low standards. "Hey, at least we aren't any worse than some guy in Cambodia who married a 16yo because the rest of the world has no standards of decency whatsoever and of course they won't be bothered by sex trafficking rings and the circus of protecting them at all costs". Sheesh

 

[Fox by the Sea]

It does look like the euro-atlantic world is ruled by a cabal of murderous philes.

 

[tastaylvr]

That is the reality of it. In most of the world, they wouldn't give 2 shits about this so long as it's consensual. And consensual means the girl agrees or, in some places, the parents agree. But the actions themselves aren't some evil thing to them.

What those people do care about is when the West runs up in their country and wags its fingers saying "You can't do that. You're not a civilized nation if you do that. There's no admission to international governing bodies if you that. Etc., etc."

It's the cultural moralizing that takes a hit. Some dude in Africa or Asia or the Middle East with 2 wives, both of whom he married at 16, isn't going to suddenly change his perspective on his lifestyle choices.

I think of most you really oversell the 2 wives and 16 year old thing. Everyone is human and you thinking parents are just giving away their daughters so they can get married young to a man with a wife is fucking crazy.

Don’t start quoting the law too. It’s legal to have sex with a 14 year old in Europe but do you honestly think grow men are walking around in relationships with 14 year olds?

This is probably the worst post I’ve ever seen you do.

 

[Ruprecht]

"The West"?
Seems a little broad.
Of course everyone knew about the hypocrisy of supposed "blind justice" in the majority of nations, but not every nation has been it's loudest proponent while being it's most transparent failure.
Prince Andrew might have gotten a slap on the wrist (and sadly that's more than most of the culprits here), but it's not like the British have ever renounced class privilege.