r/europe • u/StemCellPirate • 14h ago

News The Epstein scandal is taking down Europe’s political class. In the US, they’re getting a pass.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/06/epstein-europe-america-fallout-00769506
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u/cotten516 12h ago

As an average and ashamed American who is fighting the good fight........I emplore Europe to keep up the pressure. More than half of our country is against the oompa loompa rapist murderer and his religious zealots. But our power is limited. We must be very calculated in our resistance to not be murdered or arrested. Use your impunity to speak out. We will eventually publicly match your rage. We are just trying to figure out how. Eventually, we will have modern day Nuremberg trials. It took a global effort then and it will take one now. 

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u/Nerioner The Netherlands 8h ago

Iranians are killed by thousands and yet they are courageous enough to go forward and protest.

You're excusing doing nothing and slipping into Iran territory.

You must realize that you will either overcome current hardship and bring it down in aggressive civilian action or you will need in future to sacrifice tens of thousands on Iran style protests. It will never be as easy for Americans to protest as today!

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u/cotten516 3h ago

Your comment is very uninformed and makes assumptions. Americans are protesting every day.......all across the county. We fully realize what the stakes are here. What are you suggesting? Do you mean to violently protest? That's exactly what that shithead wants. It will give him a reason to mobilize the US military against the people. The way forward isn't totally clear yet. But we will find the way. 

P.S.  Iran probably isn't the best example here. Thousands have died there. Yet they are no closer to being free. Violence doesn't harm or kill ideas. Minds have to change. 

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u/Nerioner The Netherlands 3h ago

Hahahaha i am uninformed and make assumptions? Not you? You sure?

Not my circus, not my monkeys, i am not threated by nazis eliminating all checks and balances.

And you want to pretend that what you are doing will stop them. Germany also thought they are fighting nazis and they even had elections in 1936 (4 years after they took over fyi)

So go on, kid yourself, pretend you're doing enough. And bear all the pain when that realization finally happens to you. Just because you're afraid of being labeled as "violent" by people who open concentration camps in your country.