Rich Men Like Diddy and Epstein Are Absolved by...Checks Notes... Richer Men
The Hill's recent opinion piece laments how a 'toxic culture' seems to absolve powerful men like Diddy and Epstein. While it’s certainly toxic, the framing conveniently omits the foundational structures: the literal accumulation of wealth in a system that allows deferred prosecution agreements for corporations, and light sentences for the connected few. It's not just a 'culture' absolving them;
it’s a legal and political apparatus built to protect capital and those who wield it, evidenced by countless examples where wealth buys legal insulation, unlike the average citizen. One might wonder if the 'toxic culture' described is simply capitalism doing what capitalism does – protecting its most valuable assets. The constant 'surprises' when the rich exploit others or evade accountability
raise an obvious question: how many times can we be surprised by the same outcome before we examine the rules, not just the players? It appears selective outrage is a feature, not a bug, of such analyses.