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In particular, the Tates were forcing girls below the age of consent into prostitution and working as camgirls.

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[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey 132 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Trump is just fucking villainous. They are on the side of evil and against justice.

[–] Boddhisatva 87 points 3 days ago (1 children)

He is quite literally pro-corruption.

[–] lemmylommy 60 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Also, as the article shows, pro child-prostitution

[–] [email protected] 39 points 3 days ago (1 children)

He was accused of child rape in conjunction with Epstein. It didn't go to trial because the alleged victim was in fear for her life.

Trying to protect child sex traffickers certainly doesn't reflect well on that case. Or on anything, really.

Weren't the Q people against child sex trafficking?

[–] Boddhisatva 23 points 3 days ago

Apparently they are only against democrats sex trafficking children. It's okay when their side does it.

[–] [email protected] 87 points 3 days ago (4 children)

When does the world declare the Trump Administration a terrorist organization?

[–] SinningStromgald 39 points 3 days ago

Hopefully sooner than later.

[–] Drivebyhaiku 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Considering the US has the more millitary bases on foreign soil than the rest of the world combined...

Actually let me recontextualize this so you realize how much America has a gun to the rest of the world's collective heads. The number of foreign bases, exempting potential secret off the record ones, held by the totality of nations Other than the US is less than 100. The US has over 750 bases on foreign soil in over 80 countries.

How did you think America had gotten away with it's warcrimes scott free until now? Until America itself calls the shot the rest of us are basically on tiptoe.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

So if I understand you correctly, you're suggesting to kick US bases out of those countries. That's a nice idea, we should pressure Trump with that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Its a good thought if everone can manage to coordinate. Otherwise its one country pointing a rifle to their head and daring congress to pull the trigger.

[–] Drivebyhaiku 5 points 3 days ago

Considering the US has the more millitary bases on foreign soil than the rest of the world combined...

Actually let me recontextualize this so you realize how much America has a gun to the rest of the world's collective heads. The number of foreign bases, exempting potential secret off the record ones, held by the totality of nations Other than the US is less than 100. The US has over 750 bases on foreign soil in over 80 countries.

How did you think America had gotten away with it's warcrimes scott free until now? Until America itself calls the shot the rest of us are basically on tiptoe.

[–] Drivebyhaiku -4 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Considering the US has the more millitary bases on foreign soil than the rest of the world combined...

Actually let me recontextualize this so you realize how much America has a gun to the rest of the world's collective heads. The number of foreign bases, exempting potential secret off the record ones, held by the totality of nations Other than the US is less than 100. The US has over 750 bases on foreign soil in over 80 countries.

How did you think America had gotten away with it's warcrimes scott free until now? Until America itself calls the shot the rest of us are basically on tiptoe.

[–] ZagamTheVile 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Sing it with me!

It's so nice. I wanna post the same thing thrice.

[–] Eheran 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

So? These based are tiny. Every one of these countries could overrun them in a day unless the US happens to reinforce massively prior and that host county letting them do that. They are certainly not a gun to the head.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You understand that would be a declaration of war against what is still the worlds super power right?

[–] Eheran 1 points 2 days ago

....? Obviously? Just like a "gun to the head".

[–] [email protected] 48 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This is genuinely insane. Like, this is more obviously and overtly evil than any manga, manwha, or fairytale I've ever read. The witch from Hansel and greatle had more moral ambiguity than this!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

Let's make a prequel to this fairytale so we can show how complex and sympathetic the villain is!

Oops they're still a villain.

[–] ToiletFlushShowerScream 19 points 3 days ago

That's finalized: The people behind Trump are literally EVIL.

[–] MuskyMelon 19 points 3 days ago

sexual misconduct, organised crime and money laundering

It's like the Tates are just brothers in arms... Mi familia!

[–] inclementimmigrant 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

This is Trump looking out for his fellow pedophiles and sex traffickers. Surprised he doesn't offer them a cabinet position at this point.

[–] cabron_offsets 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Rapists gotta stick together.

[–] babypigeon 5 points 3 days ago

Yes, they should. Let's make a human centipede out of them.

[–] NocturnalMorning 11 points 3 days ago (2 children)

This is the closest thing Trump has come to admitting out loud he's into children. What a fucking creep.

[–] ZagamTheVile 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I mean, he said he'd fuck his daughter too. So it's not like the creepy alarm can ring any louder. And not just because she looks like Sid from ice age.

[–] MuskyMelon 6 points 3 days ago

That's not the hot one, that's the forgotten one.

[–] cabron_offsets 1 points 3 days ago

Bruh, there are some fucken creepy photos of him with a young ivanka. Out there in public. No one seems to give a shit.

[–] SinningStromgald 10 points 3 days ago

Unsurprising since Trump loves sex traffickers, pedo's, fraudsters and money launderers.

[–] brucethemoose 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I had no idea who these guys are, and had to look them up:

divisive internet influencer Andrew Tate

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Tate

I thought maybe he was some business mogul or something with an ostensible excuse for persecution, but… No, he’a just a former athlete, now famous for being famous? Like all he does is Tweet and post videos and stuff, kind of like a modern Paris Hilton.

Ugh, I wish a meteor shower would hit every single Twitter and Facebook data center right now. As tragic as it would be, YouTube too. The kind of monsters shameless engagement optimization produces is just not worth it.

[–] captainlezbian 2 points 2 days ago

The party of "protecting women"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

Serial rapists gotta stand up for each other.

[–] Lasherz12 4 points 3 days ago

Way to admit that sex criminals are going to be the primary beneficiaries if USAID. GOP in a nutshell. The FBI is the only agency that deserves to die for not properly prosecuting these obvious deviants.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

That is telling.