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[–]FormosaOolong 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

I reckon it wasn't in this trial, but if his campaign to harass, surveil, and intimidate Rose McGowan using fucking Black Cube(or whatever it's called) isn't "predatory", I don't know what is.

[–]magnora7 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I agree.

Glad he was found guilty of this though. I just hope they keep going after the rest of the network of people that do this

[–]FollowTheMoney 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

One can hope. But I fear he is the sacrificial lamb that was obvious to slaughter. Quell public outrage that was inevitable and let the vast majority think the problem has been eradicated.... Where is Ghislaine? Why have we let one of the biggest stories of corruption just sweep by? Cause some asshat french actor Juicy Smoothie faked a hate crime and that's more captivating? Or some fat pig that a lot of hollywood has known for years was preying on women...? Smh the news cycle is absurd. I wish there were a band of vigilantes hunting these predators down like Arnold Schwarznegger.

[–]magnora7 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I have the same fear, that Weinstein was just a sacrificial scapegoat, thrown under the bus in a very public way, and then the media pretends the whole thing is over and the rest of the network of abusers escapes untouched by the media or the police. I too wonder where is Ghislaine? Why isn't mossad being held responsible for their agents like Epstein? What about Black Cube who Weinstein hired to put intense pressure on Rose McGoan?

The media is dropping the ball so hard on all this, and it has to be intentional. And I could say the same of the authorities who are supposed to be investigating all this. There are some people working on it in those areas though, it's just a matter of if those voices will be allowed to be heard in a serious way or not by the higher-ups who own the media stations and three-letter agencies and so on. And also if the public will actually pay attention to this type of behavior and call for justice. There's a lot of social dynamics at play, and it's hard to tell what will happen.