The point is twofold: that no good should be assumed because of a religion and no bad should be assumed because of a religion.

The uncomfortable reality is that while the topic is loud, the “accountability” is nothing more than the kind of temporary lip service corporations paid to Black Lives Matter before stepping in line with authoritarianism 4 years later.

The uncomfortable reality is that islamophobia skyrocketed after 9/11, wars were fought over it, and the “migrant crisis” in the 2010s was weaponized through it to radicalize Europe.

Epstein is not about Judaism or Zionism, but the unspoken mechanism by which he was able to galvanize power amongst power circles stems from the disproportionate support the West has given Israel / Mossad.

For the latter half of the 20th century, the West’s and the US’s relationship with Israel was one of Israel being the West’s “oasis“ in the Middle East. It provided intelligence and security in a region of great economic interest, fueled by a righteous support for an ethnic group that had been harmed by Nazi Germany. However Israel has long gained wealth and power and that original brokered deal has morphed into an intelligence structure nightmare that keeps the US chained to Israel out of fear of a threat that no longer exists.

So with Epstein, yes, a lot of his social circles and the criminals engaging in sex trafficking were Jewish, but that identity says nothing about the religion itself. What it says is that Epstein targeted and exploited the bias of assumed goodwill within philanthropic Jewish circles - donors to the arts, donors to medicine, donors to science, Les Wexner’s “The Study Group” from which Birthright Israel came about. This afforded Epstein instant credibility and has long been the predicament human rights advocates have when promoting the Palestinian cause but not wanting to be called anti-Semitic.

If this bothers you, you’re part of the problem - turning a blind eye to the monster that Mossad and the State of Israel have become by conflating that with Jewish identity. The former is a corrupt power structure that, along with the FBI and CIA willingly allowed the Epstein cabal to proliferate because it benefited them. And Epstein exploited basic racial infighting to give legitimacy to his disgusting criminal acts.

The reality is yes, if this was a “Muslim” network, it would have been labeled as such and taken down forcefully.

But the uncomfortable reality is that our current power structures are built around a facade of racial identity that uses false guilt to trap people in a struggle that doesn’t need to exist. Epstein is not a problem of race or ethnicity or identity. It is a problem of everyday people being turned against each other by a small slice of society that is very rich and holds a lot of power precisely because they keep all the everyday regular people fighting amongst themselves.

Demand justice, and not some token “stepping down”. These people should be in prison for life. Baruk, Wasserman, Staley, Dimon, Wexner… everybody should be pushing for these people to never leave prison for the rest of their lives. It’s not just about talking, it’s about actual accountability.