As millions of pages of the Epstein files become available, many are shocked by their sheer volume and the extensive network maintained by the notorious sex offender.
Many notable figures among the elite had at least some contact with him. These leaders in society are now falling from favor because of these ties. The scandals spare no one.
As horrific as these files may be, their existence implies something even worse lies in the shadows. Such networks do not arise overnight. The dynamic nature of these evils suggests that the disclosed files were only the tip of a vast iceberg.
The Tip of an Iceberg
The Epstein scandal is only possible because a corrupt liberal culture already contains so much of the depravity found in the files. It is mainstream and permeates many sectors.
Films and media portray and celebrate immoral relationships everywhere. Fashion and pop culture depict and even glorify the most depraved behaviors. Memes and social media stretch the limits of decency with shock content that breaks all the rules. The general public shows an appetite for the lurid details of these scandals that suggest an implicit complicity with such lewdness.
When the Epstein iceberg appeared on the horizon, the ground was prepared. People are drawn to these revelations that promote all that is irrational, corrupt and impure.
Underneath the Waters
The tip of an iceberg presupposes a vast ice mass beneath the freezing surface. Thus, the high-profile debauchery that fills the headlines presupposes a sinister underworld drawing from all levels of society, corrupting society as a whole.
Local networks of iniquity must also exist parallel to those of Epstein. These networks must have their Epstein-like figures that facilitate the spread of vice and lewdness. They have their dark secrets. The only difference is that their characters remain hidden.
Indeed, many have tried to frame the Epstein debate as a class struggle between corrupt elites versus the uncorrupt common people. However, the truth is that the whole of society is rotten and involved in the general decadence. Any return to order must involve a general moral regeneration.
The State of Public Morals
The proof of the degeneration of all society is evident from the horrific state of public morals that have dramatically declined since the sexual revolution of the sixties.
This is especially seen in the decline of the family. Where the family is absent, expect to find the most degrading relationships, the most dissolute morals and the most broken homes. The devastation of divorce and cohabitation arrangements prepares the ground for the worst Epstein-like scandals.
A second indicator is the spread of the corrupting influences that erode morals. These can be found in those networks where drugs, crime and trafficking are concerned. These influences invade public schools, neighborhoods and industry. They shred the social fibers that keep society together.
Worthy of a separate note is a third element of social destruction. A massive underworld of agents must be involved in the immense proliferation of pornography makers and consumers. This nefarious corrupter is universally accessible at the click of a mouse in the privacy of every small screen. People can produce such content with their phone cameras and now AI programs.
All these factors have helped turn the world into an ever-increasing cesspool of vice, hidden today, but awaiting its time to be revealed.
The Soiling of the Nation
The Epstein affair is not just the revelations of the figures involved. All of them should be prosecuted for any crimes they may have committed in a court of law, and not a media trial.
However, the worst part of the matter is that the explosion of filth has soiled everything around these prominent figures. The whole nation is stained, and the media are turned into a giant tabloid spewing forth the vilest secrets.
The affair is a catalyst to make these appalling themes part of the national discourse. It is meant to destroy social trust and leadership.
Indeed, people are naturally inclined to follow those elites who set the tone of society. If these leaders trudge faithfully along the path of virtue, all of society improves. When they go morally astray, however, they play the opposite role, falling, together with their admirers, over the cliff to perdition, both in this life and in the next.