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With every instance like this, it grows both hilarious and tragic that right wing figures of the like will inevitably, at some point, happen themselves upon a bit of CP on their hard drive
By all means of logic no political group, let alone a political direction, should be this consistent with their ability to be pedophiles, but here we are
Fuck this evil bastard with a chainsaw.
He compared the charges to the legal proceedings against Donald Trump
Oh they're totally guilty then lmao
You know, I haven't lived a perfect life. I've done things that I regret. I've broken hearts. I've burned bridges. I've let people down. These failures don't define my life, but, like most folks who aren't complete narcissists or psychopaths, I have my share of regrets. Like most, I've had dark moments where I wonder if I'm truly a good person, or if the world would be better off without me. I'm fine now, but life has had its ups and downs.
But moments like these are a useful salve for such feelings. The regrets I have are a big deal in my life, but nothing compared to this. My regrets are thing like when I've burned out of a job due to ADHD, let my coworkers pick up the slack, and then quit on short notice when I hit a wall, leaving them holding the bag. Or when I had to break up with someone I had been with for years, in a relationship where mutual feelings still existed, simply because of incompatible life and relationship goals. Or how, despite all we tried, we weren't able to save my little brother from the opioid epidemic; the fact that I as an older sibling wasn't able to save my little brother. Or times I've let my spouse down. These are the kinds of regrets that eat at my soul. And I've never physically hurt anyone, never cheated on a partner. Just ordinary life regrets.
Those are the kinds of regrets I have. Those are the things that when I'm at my worst make me feel like a monster. I know none of those are objectively evil acts. But feelings aren't rational.
But then I look at someone like Tate. I feel grief and shame for things that aren't even really my fault. And this man is unrepentant despite a lifetime of committing the most vile acts a human being can commit. Human trafficking. Rape. Child pornography. He unapologetically treated human beings as disposable trash, on a mass scale, and bragged to the world about it. That is a universe of evil that is simply beyond my understanding.
Some say God has a plan or purpose for everyone. I think Andrew Tate's purpose, if he has any at all, is to be such a human monster, that ordinary people, healthy but flawed human beings, can get a reality check on their own self-doubts and self-hate. If there is any good at all that has come from Tate's life, it would have to be something like this. This tiniest of silver linings in cloud of pus and shit.
As a fellow older brother who lost a sibling in a (kinda) similar way (got my own dark memories there), I felt that.
But for me it's just a sad reminder that that what should be an absolute statement can have an exception.
As in, even saying "I hate humans suffering at all..." requires an "except..." added onto it.
I don't have the general self blaming issue though.
Except for the brother bit specifically. But I give myself a pretty big break for that (unfortunately due to some of the other problems). Not saying it's better or worse, just different.
I regret that I have but one upvote to give.
So... next Republican candidate for 2028?
He has all the proper qualifications for a MAGA candidate, so sure.
Absolutely no surprise. None. Zero. Ziltch. Nada. Neoni.
It's always the person you most suspect.
That arrest outfit ought to go over big in prison.
Telegraph reported this? That is a surprise. Are they blaming the victims in the article?
How did they find these images ?
Uhh, probably a sear g warrant and digital forensics? Just a hunch.
A-OK in the USA!
They might be pardoned. I wouldn't be surprised.
They elected a child rapist/murderer to be their president.
Twice.
I'm not in the slightest surprised
Yup. Totally tracks.
This puts the US admin in a weird spot. This guy is charged with possessing CA images. Will the USA protect him or hand him over?
It kinda sets a precedence in a way on if pedos are protected or not. We all know the reality but in such a high profile situation like this where there is a charge and he is not politician what will they do?
IMO, Given he is partially African American and generally operated out of the UK, they will hand him over, but that sends the very clear message pedos are to be punished.
Interesting position that’s occurring here (I suspect by design of the UK) . The USA protects its pedophiles, however verbalizing protection of a non white not fully American pedophile is a possible stretch.
The US doesn't protect pedos per se, it protects the disgustingly rich and those connected to them.
It's just that there's a great deal of overlap between that group and the pedos
I suspect Tate is not in the obscenely weathy group, or he wouldn't have been imprisoned in the first place.
Barron and Trump love them. They aren't going anywhere. Trump will have them babysitting his grandkids.
The Tate brothers will be sacrificed for the sake of optics.
It's almost like that's their purpose.
They need to prosecute some to show virtue and intent. They just don't go after the billionaires.
The only reason the filthy rich go to prison is for harming other filthy rich.
99% chance they will be suicided in a holding cell.
TBF they should be sacrificed just for the hell of it.
I thought that's what would get him in to the new modern america.
He must feel like a big man beating it to that
To the surprise of no one.
Now do Trump.
One week later: “Tate brothers have been released because fuck you and now they’re in America. Go buy their new metamale phd course”
He's publicly weighing pardoning Diddy. He's about as mask off as it gets and his son is friends with them. At most, they'll have to slide him a couple million.
Joseph D McBride, the Tates’ lawyer, told reporters that his clients were innocent. He said: “They’ve never done nothing wrong. They shouldn’t be extradited for crimes they didn’t commit. It’s garbage. It’s a stitch-up job.”
Well Joseph is correct on half of that comment.. The double negative “they’ve never done nothing wrong” is entirely correct, and he’s also right that they shouldn’t be extradited for crimes they didn’t commit. There’s plenty of crimes they did commit that they should be extradited for.