Chomsky’s Wikipedia article has a section on his friendship with Epstein. It mentions Chomsky wanting to take his wife to visit Epstein in the Caribbean, which seems an unlikely thing to do if he believed the allegations. But it also sounds like he was was way too dismissive of sexual misconduct allegations in general.
Musk wanted to bring his wife to the pedo island and when Epstein warned him she might not like the “ratio” he said she wouldn’t mind. Spouses of famous and powerful men may either be so beholden or devoted to them they will excuse their actions, or they might also be just as bad. Epstein’s girlfriend was his primary co-conspirator.
I don’t know that Chomsky is bad, he could just be a clueless professor, but inviting his wife along isn’t an indicator that he didn’t know what the island experience was.
Epstein was first convicted for sexual abuse of children in 2008 (11 years prior to this exchange). I, personally, will not extent the benefit of the doubt to Chomsky, (especially considering the age of his wife), but if you did, it would seem, to me at least, that you would have to conclude either that he was a phenomenally bad judge of character, and naive to a childlike degree; or so enamored with the level of access to people like the former prime minister of Israel which Epstein had that he was willing to not think about it too hard.
Is there any chance he didn’t know?
I mean - that reads like he feels bad Jeffy’s going through this as if - as if he doesn’t know. Is that even possible?
Chomsky’s Wikipedia article has a section on his friendship with Epstein. It mentions Chomsky wanting to take his wife to visit Epstein in the Caribbean, which seems an unlikely thing to do if he believed the allegations. But it also sounds like he was was way too dismissive of sexual misconduct allegations in general.
Musk wanted to bring his wife to the pedo island and when Epstein warned him she might not like the “ratio” he said she wouldn’t mind. Spouses of famous and powerful men may either be so beholden or devoted to them they will excuse their actions, or they might also be just as bad. Epstein’s girlfriend was his primary co-conspirator.
I don’t know that Chomsky is bad, he could just be a clueless professor, but inviting his wife along isn’t an indicator that he didn’t know what the island experience was.
In theory, sure—but that combined with his being in his 90s makes cluelessness far more likely.
Epstein was first convicted for sexual abuse of children in 2008 (11 years prior to this exchange). I, personally, will not extent the benefit of the doubt to Chomsky, (especially considering the age of his wife), but if you did, it would seem, to me at least, that you would have to conclude either that he was a phenomenally bad judge of character, and naive to a childlike degree; or so enamored with the level of access to people like the former prime minister of Israel which Epstein had that he was willing to not think about it too hard.
Parenti’s books were always better anyway…
Yeah, it’s just kind of baffling and none of it good. I think the latter might be the conclusion I’m landing on.