Trump, Taking Advantage

THE EPSTEIN FILES are truly important, to everyone, in that, in theory, they prove that Trump is a criminal and a sexual predator, both of which we already knew, and would have known anyway. What they evidenly clearly demonstrate is that Trump used his wealth, fame, and power to expolit underage girls by exually molesting them when he had the opportunity, of which eh evidently never failed to take advantage. Then too, there is Trump's status as an adjudicated rapist, as established by the federal courts. It is perfectly fair and appropriate for people opposed to Trump politically to point all this out, to force Trump supporters to acknowledge it, and to explain, based on it, their continued support of Trump. Either they pretend its all a hoax, or they ignore it. Both methods are deeply dishonest.It puts them (MAGA) i a potentially uncomfortable position which, one must admit, they generally do an excellent job of avoiding largely by dancing around it. One harkens back to Bill Clinton, and the fact that, like Trump, multiple claims of rape were made against him by multiple women. According to statistics, ninety five percent of the time claims of rape are valid, and that women,relatively rarely fabricate claims of sexual abuse for financial gain or other reasons. Of teh several dozen women who have accused Trump of raping them, all of them seem credible, from people who have given sufficiently consistant and verfiable details to make their versions appear quite genuine, sincere, factual. It is a fact that a very percentage of rape victims never report the crime to law enforcement. Just as many if not most or even all American presidents were guilty of one form of criminal activity or another, wealthy powerful men in general, including those who carefully cultivate a public image of virtue, often succumb to the temptation take advantage of their inherent appeal to women. Wealth, power, an fame are resources, and females are conditioned by nature to seek mates with resources, so called "eligible" men.Men who have wealth, fame, and power, but lack basic decency and morality, are no les harmful to society in general than to the people they exploit.We as a society tend to give power to those who seek it with the highest level of desire. We should probably do the exact opposite. Having enough of a desire to obtain wealth and power by any easn possible or necessary is enough to disquality those from having the power they so deeply desire. Among America's founders it was considerable bad form to openly express a desire for political power, or to go about the business of openly, actively seeking it. This attitude was probably a reaction to the tyranny imposed on early Americans by Great Britain and its king. George Washington accepted a high ranking military command to serve his country, but was extremely reluctant to assume the power of even the new American pesidency, let alone of a king, which many Americans preferred that he become. Arguably, perhaps undeniably, the best, most efficient form of government is a benevolent dictatorship. Problem is, good dictators, willing to serve, are hard to find. It seems that only corrupt people even desire so much personal power. We continue to admire Washington for turning down a chance to be a king. Maybe we would all have been better off if he had accepted the offer, and established a Washington family monarchy. In any event, he ruined any possibility of that, by not having children. We seem to have fallen far. It is almost impossible to even imagine George Washington being involved in anything like our modern scandals. Even if he was, maybe we're better off not knwing about it.