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Is the Epstein story a distraction from the real issues and the oligarchy’s move to end Trump? [1]
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Date: 2025-07-17
America chose to elect a degenerate into the presidency again. The Epstein story does little to make Trump more despicable. Could it be the oligarchy’s scheme to rid itself of a used-up Trump?
The Epstein story is a distraction.
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Summary
The Jeffrey Epstein document releases serve as a calculated distraction from systemic economic exploitation by America’s oligarch class. While Trump faces scrutiny over his connections to Epstein, the real crisis remains the massive wealth transfer from working Americans to the ultra-wealthy. The timing of these revelations, coinciding with growing dissatisfaction among Trump’s base, raises questions about whether powerful interests seek to replace him with a more controllable figure while maintaining the fundamental structures of economic inequality.
Oligarchy’s Control Mechanism : The ruling class strategically deploys scandals and controversies to divert attention from their systematic extraction of wealth from the working and middle classes.
: The ruling class strategically deploys scandals and controversies to divert attention from their systematic extraction of wealth from the working and middle classes. Late-Stage Capitalism Crisis : America operates under what economists call “late-stage capitalism,” where the system has extracted maximum wealth from ordinary citizens and now requires accelerated growth and manufactured conflicts to maintain profitability.
: America operates under what economists call “late-stage capitalism,” where the system has extracted maximum wealth from ordinary citizens and now requires accelerated growth and manufactured conflicts to maintain profitability. Trump as Expendable Asset : The president serves as an effective conduit for oligarchic interests, but his increasing unpredictability threatens the carefully managed chaos that benefits the wealthy elite.
: The president serves as an effective conduit for oligarchic interests, but his increasing unpredictability threatens the carefully managed chaos that benefits the wealthy elite. MAGA Base Awakening : Trump supporters show signs of disillusionment, recognizing the disconnect between populist promises and policies that primarily benefit corporations and the ultra-wealthy.
: Trump supporters show signs of disillusionment, recognizing the disconnect between populist promises and policies that primarily benefit corporations and the ultra-wealthy. Systemic Distraction Strategy: Media focus on personal scandals prevents substantive discussion of structural economic issues, tax policies, and wealth concentration that define contemporary American politics.
The progressive movement recognizes this moment as critical for redirecting public attention toward economic justice and systemic reform. Rather than allowing personality-driven scandals to dominate political discourse, progressives advocate for policies addressing wealth inequality, corporate power, and democratic participation. The Epstein revelations, while potentially significant for accountability, must not overshadow the urgent need for economic restructuring that serves working families rather than the interests of billionaires.
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