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The ancient cradles of civilization — Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, China — did not have laws about “child abuse” or “sexual abuse of minors” because the whole concept was simply not part of who they were or what they believed. Prostitution was tolerated and prevalent. And from the most ancient times in virtually every civilization, many prostitutes were what Jeffrey Epstein would have considered just the right age — maybe even a little “old.”
From a historical angle, Epstein is just another lust-full man looking for sex he can pay for, like untold millions before. If the price is right, no one asks how old the female is. It doesn’t matter. No one asks if she is entering into the situation freely, for her will and decision don’t matter. If her parents sold her into prostitution, if she was a prisoner of war, or if she was kidnapped — whatever the circumstances behind the “transaction” — her personal acquiescence would have been less than the least important consideration.
We call Epstein a monster. We recoil and condemn. But he called our bluff. Almost no one is willing to admit that Epstein was right: His behavior falls well within historical norms.