No big deal?

 

America´s resident "Epstein-minimizer" Michael Tracey explains(?) why he isn´t scandalized by the Epstein Files. Hmmm... 

>>>However much they now might want to try to deny it, amid this torrential downpour of extreme hindsight bias, the reality is that 10-15 years ago, it would've been perfectly reasonable for most people to meet with Jeffrey Epstein.

>>>Especially if it was in the context of being invited to some function featuring other interesting, noteworthy people. >>>Sure, they might have googled him in advance, and found he had pleaded guilty to some prostitution charges in the past. But that would've been widely seen as no big deal. >>>Prostitution? Really? Who cares? Even if it's not your cup of tea, it's not something to get overly exercised about. >>>The same year Epstein was convicted, Eliot Spitzer also had to resign as governor of New York after he got caught patronizing a high-end escort service. >>>As I recall, Spitzer was never banished from polite society, nor was anyone told they must refuse to ever associate with him again. In fact, he was not long thereafter given a show on CNN.