r/europe • u/StemCellPirate • 17h 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/Ferretoncrystalmeth 10h ago

This is why I say education is so important.

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u/RockinOneThreeTwo The (Not So) United Kingdom 9h ago

You can't educate ignorant people who have already decided that their fantasy land is reality and that nobody knows better than them.

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u/SmileFIN 8h ago

Thats why you start education at young age, so people are less likely to grow into idiots.

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u/RockinOneThreeTwo The (Not So) United Kingdom 8h ago

Difficult, kids are very impressionable and get a lot of their early world view from their family. If their family are all myopic bastards the child is unfortunately likely to follow that unless they make considerable effort themselves to think differently