NYT's Brooks: Too Much Epstein Talk, But Not About His Own Photos?
Just as the public discourse on Jeffrey Epstein’s sprawling network of influence finally starts scratching the surface of true accountability, New York Times columnist David Brooks waves it off as 'too much focus.' (A peculiar stance for a journalist, one might think.) Then, The Intercept dropped images of Brooks himself, laughing and seemingly quite comfortable, alongside Epstein, not once, but
twice. Apparently, for some, the 'too much focus' threshold conveniently begins just before their own name enters the frame. The media's selective amnesia regarding its own proximity to uncomfortable truths is a recurring masterpiece. One moment, they’re hand-wringing about society’s ills; the next, they're scrubbing their own digital footprints clean. Brooks’s convenient urge to move on from
Epstein's crimes, now revealed as suspiciously self-serving, perfectly exemplifies how 'respectable' voices often attempt to shape narratives to protect established circles—their own included. After all, it's easier to lecture the masses than to examine oneself next to a convicted sex offender.