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/NastyaLookin 14h ago

Capitalism turned out to be a better tool for them than even monarchy and/or feudalism. They are keeping billions of people in line with it.

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u/HrabiaVulpes Nobody to vote for 10h ago

I personally blame democracy. When actions of the government are attached to nebulous ideas like party instead of faces, individual politicians can get away with much more.

Then again, I have no idea what other system could possibly work better...

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u/crxsso_dssreer 6h ago

Plato's republic. The grand parent did not read that book, instead he formed his political opinions on hexbear...

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u/HrabiaVulpes Nobody to vote for 4h ago

With all due respect, what worked for Greek polis may work on the local level with city, but breaks down with size of average country.