Regardless of Race, Religion, Social Class, Political Affiliation – We’re Still Sleazy B***s

 If there is any good that comes out of the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, the lady accused of helping the late disgraced financier traffic underaged girls, it should be the fact that no amount of money can hide a nasty character. The incident risk exposing some of the most powerful people on the planet, including two (2) former presidents (Trump and Clinton, who are admittedly the two sleaziest in recent history), the Duke of York and many others.

 

 Republican - Copyright, the Washington Post

 

 Democrat -Copyright, the New York Post

 

 Royal - Copyright, BBC

The incident has shown that despite all the “tribal” rhetoric that has come out to fore in recent years (think Trump and Brexit), certain people are united by the fact that they’re sleazy at their core. Trump for example is a Republican and Clinton is a Democrat who were once on friendly terms. Then, along came the 2016 Presidential Campaign, when Mr. Trump ran against Mr. Clinton’s wife and the friendly relationship descended into a mud slinging match, so much so that you would have imagined that the two had nothing in common. However, this was not true. The Trump turned out to be as sleazy as his counterpart across the aisle, with accusations of paying off sexually inappropriate behavior with a variety of women. Stories of their involvement with Mr. Epstein can be found at:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/donald-trump-and-jeffrey-epstein-partied-together-then-an-oceanfront-palm-beach-mansion-came-between-them/2019/07/31/79f1d98c-aca0-11e9-a0c9-6d2d7818f3da_story.html ; and

https://nypost.com/2020/08/18/photos-show-bill-clinton-getting-massage-from-epstein-accuser/

Things were not better across the Atlantic. Whilst the Americans had examples of how different political parties were united in sleazy behavior, the British example showed that it didn’t matter if you had blue or red blood. In his now infamous interview, the Duke of York, Prince Andrew showed that it really doesn’t matter if your born into royalty. If you’re sleazy at heart, you’ll be sleazy for life:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtBS8COhhhM

 

I also need to remind Asians reading this, that being sleazy is not a particularly Western disease. In 2012, Howard Shaw, grandson of Runme Shaw, the cinema tycoon, was sent to jail for 12 weeks for getting involved with underaged prostitutes. Mr. Shaw, was caught along with 41 other men, including a school principal and regional head of an international banks. More can be found at:

https://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20120731-362346.html

 

 In a way, I can understand men who get involved in sexual escapades. As a normal heterosexual man, I am attracted to nice female bodies. Napoleon Hill, who wrote “Think and Grow Rich,” argued that a high sex drive was a good thing because if channeled, it could drive a man who achieve things – or in simple terms, you strive for money and power to become attractive to get laid.

However, whilst I can understand guys who are on the way up, getting involved in all sorts of escapades, I’m curious as to why men who have everything would ever need to get involved in this type of thing. Bill Clinton for example is a decent looking 70-year-old with oodles of charisma. Money is not a problem and he was the President of the USA. He could snap his fingers and have women throwing themselves at him. So, why does he need to be associated with Mr. Epstein and his girls? As for Mr. Trump, he’s married to Melania, who is the masturbatory fantasies of the masses and he’s had a well-known affair with a porn star whom mere mortals would lust after. Was the thrill of being with a guy who was openly into girls who could be his granddaughter?

Sure, no charges have been brought against the former Presidents in relation to Mr. Epstein. Yet, its already questionable as to why they would even want to be near Mr. Epstein once he started admitting indulging in young and underage girls? Same could be said of Bill Gates and Prince Andrew.

Then, there’s Ms. Maxwell herself. She is essentially, a woman who had everything. She’s unquestionably good looking. As a young girl, she was quite stunning:

 

 Copyright the Times

Time and age have also been quite kind to her in terms of her physical looks. Now, in her late 50s, Ms. Maxwell remains and elegant figure in the social scene:

 

Copyright – The New York Times

Ms. Maxwell was born into money and had contacts galore. She is, as they say, a woman, who could have anything she wants. She’s not a prostitute from the streets whose only way up in life is to get other girls into the business. She is as privileged as it gets.

So, why would she, as a woman (working on the assumption that women are more decent when compared to men), even go anywhere near girls who were under the statutory age of consent to get them to have sex with an admittedly wealthy but old man. Whatever she felt that she may have owed Mr. Epstein, it surely could not have been worth coercing so many young girls.

The trial is still going on and more could come out. However, what is clear is that as ordinary folks, we need to assess how we relate to the rich and powerful. Sure, they have more money and power but this entire incident has shown that they are no stretch better people than the rest of us.