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Noam Chomsky and Jeffrey Epstein (image released by the House Oversight
Committee)
I don’t expect much from politicians, corporate tycoons, the presidents of
prestigious universities, billionaire philanthropists, celebrities, royalty or
oligarchs. They live in narcissistic and hedonistic bubbles that cater to their
self-worship and moral depravity. But I do expect a lot from intellectuals such
as Noam Chomsky. The explanation by his wife Valéria - Noam suffered a severe
stroke in June 2023 and is incapacitated - of their relationship with Jeffrey
Epstein is filled with the fatuous excuses used by all those who have been
outed in the Epstein emails and documents. According to Valéria, she and Noam
were “overly trusting.” This led to “poor judgment.” She writes that she and
Noam were ensnared by dinners with luminaries at Epstein’s mansion, flights on
his private jet nicknamed the Lolita Express, a literary reference to the
sexual exploitation of girls Noam would have recognized, financial assistance,
trips to Epstein’s ranch and the use of one of Epstein’s apartments in New
York. Like everyone else outed in the Epstein files she and Noam “never
witnessed any inappropriate behavior from Epstein or others.”
Noam’s advice to Epstein on how to handle press inquiries into his crimes, like
Noam’s letter of recommendation for Epstein, was, she insists, the result of
Epstein’s taking “advantage of Noam’s public criticism towards what came to be
known as ‘cancel culture’ to present himself as a victim of it.” After
Epstein’s second arrest in 2019, she and Noam “were careless in not thoroughly
researching his background.” She ends by expressing “unrestricted solidarity
with the victims.” Her letter regurgitates the formula of everyone outed in the
Epstein files. I know and have long admired Noam. He is, arguably, our greatest
and most principled intellectual. I can assure you he is not as passive or
gullible as his wife claims. He knew about Epstein’s abuse of children. They
all knew. And like others in the Epstein orbit, he did not care. From the email
correspondence between Epstein and Valéria it appears she particularly enjoyed
the privileges that came with being in Epstein’s circle, but this does not
absolve Noam’s acquiescence. Noam, of all people, knows the predatory nature of
the ruling class and the cruelty of capitalists, where the vulnerable,
especially girls and women, are commodified as objects to be used and
exploited. He was not fooled by Epstein. He was seduced. His association with
Epstein is a terrible and, to many, unforgivable stain. It irreparably
tarnishes his legacy. If there is a lesson here, it is this. The ruling class
offers nothing without expecting something in return. The closer you get to
these vampires the more you become enslaved. Our role is not to socialize with
them. It is to destroy them.
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